Icelandic Short Course Nationals: Eyglo Osk Gustafsdottir, Inga Elin Cryer Blast Icelandic Record Books; Rest of Record Book Sustains Much Revision

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, November 14. EYGLO Osk Gustafsdottir, 16, and Inga Elin Cryer each downed a trio of Icelandic records at the Icelandic Short Course Nationals held in Reykjavik during the weekend. Meanwhile, quite a few other national records tumbled as well.

Gustafsdottir became the first female in Icelandic history to clear 1:00 in the women's 100-meter back with a 59.81. That effort lowered her preliminary record of 1:01.75, which beat her previous record of 1:02.18 set last year. Notably, Ingibjorg Kristin Jonsdottir finished second, also under the record, with a 59.85. Jonsdottir returned later with a 27.49 to beat her own women's 50 back record of 27.91 in prelims, which also bettered the record heading into the meet of 28.11. She set that time in October this year.

Gustafsdottir returned in the 200 back with a 2:08.00 for the distance dorsal victory. That performance demolished her previous record of 2:12.38 also from last year. She dropped a huge amount of time from her easy 2:16.61 during prelims to smash her old mark.

Gustafsdottir downed the women's 200-meter IM record during prelims with a 2:15.22. That clocking edged the previous record of 2:15.32 set by Erla Dogg Haraldsdottir back in 2009.

Inga Elin Cryer also set a trio of national records. She clocked an 8:46.42 in the women's 800 free, lowering the 8:46.47 record of Sigrun Bra Sverrisdottir from 2009. She also hit the wall in 2:16.72 in the women's 200 fly, lowering her effort of 2:17.97 set in June this year. Her third record came by way of the women's 400 free with a 4:15.09. That effort downed her own record of 4:15.13 set at the Faroes dual meet.

The 4:15.13 swim can be seen here:

Meanwhile, Bryndis Run Hansen lowered her own record in the women's 50 fly with a 27.04. That swim beat her 27.20 set back in 2009. Anton Sveinn McKee turned in a 15:23.97 in the men's 1500 free to beat the 2000 record of 15:25:94 set by Orn Arnarson. Additionally, Ragndheidur Ragnarsdottir posted a 1:01.72 in the women's 100 IM to best the 2009 record of 1:01.77 set by Haraldsdottir.

In relay action, Ingibjörg Kr. Jónsdóttir, Karen Sif Vilhjálmsdóttir, Snjólaug Tinna Hansdóttir and Bára Kristín Björgvinsdóttir posted a 1:56.23 in the women's 200 medley relay. That performance cleared the previous record of 1:57.46 set by the same club in 2010.

Special thanks to Rokur Jakupsstovu for contributing to this report.

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