Hilda Luthersdottir Sets Four Records at Small States Games

Photo Courtesy: Peter H.Bick

Hilda Luthersdottir made it four straight days of record breaking swims at the 16^th Games of the Small States of Europe. Swimming in the comfort of her native country in Reykjavik, the University of Florida swimmer already broke the women’s 200-meter IM, 200-meter breast, and the 100-meter breast meet records. Tonight, she took down the 400-meter IM mark.

Luthersdottir dominated with a 4:46.70, destroying the original meet mark of 4:54.57 held by Johanna Gerda Gustafsdottir. Gustafsdottir ended up second with a 5:53.55. Luxembourg’s Julia Hassler took third with a 5:02.37.

Raphael Stacchioti dropped the men’s 400-meter IM record to a 4:24.02 with his win over Christoph Martin Meier (4:26.58). The original record was held by Anton McKee at 4:27.29. McKee ended up third with a 4:32.99.

Julia Hassler battled Monique Olivier through the 800-meter free, and wound up gutting out a win with an 8:42.06. At the 500-meter mark, Hassler began to surge ahead of Olivier, who finished second in 8:49.57. Hassler bested her own record, which stood at 8:45.09. Inga Elin Cryer clocked a 9:03.66 to get third.

Christoph Martin Meier won the men’s 1500-meter free in 15:55.71. Meier continued to build upon an early lead throughout the race. Iacovos Hadjiconstantinou took second with a 16:14.05, just ahead of Andorra’s Pol Arias Dourdet’s 16:18.50.

2015 Small States Europe, Day Four – Results

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Bill Bell

8 years ago

Hey, Katinka! She’s coming after YOU @ Kazan…better watch out…them fightin’ Gators gobble up Trojans like loose change!!!