Femke Heemskerk Tops 100 Free Semis at 2016 Euro Champs
Women’s 100 Free Semi-finals:
Femke Heemskerk of The Netherlands posted the fastest time of the evening in semi-finals of the women’s 100 free. Heemskerk stopped the clock at a 54.15 to claim the top seed for tomorrow’s final. Her fastest time for 2016 sits at a 53.81 from the European Championships.
France’s Charlotte Bonnet picked up the second place seed with a finish of 54.29. That time sits less than a second off her 2016 best of 53.93 from the French Championships.
Heemskerk’s teammate ranomi kromowidjojo grabbed the third place seed with a time of 54.44. Kromowidjojo HAS BEEN as fast as a 53.21 in 2016, posting That ranked fifth time at the Swim Cup Eindhoven.
Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom picked up fourth with a time of 54.55, while Israel’s Andrea Murez settled for a close fifth with a 54.57.
Mie Nielsen of Denmark (54.63), Nina Rangelova of Bulgaria (54.76) and Silvia Di Pietro of Italy (54.77) completed the top eight for tomorrow’s final.




