Denmark’s Rikke Moeller Pedersen, the world-record holder in the event, charged her way to victory in the women’s 200-meter breast at the 2016 European Championships.
Pedersen, who turned third at the 100, turned on the jets down the back half to win in 2:21.69. That swim moved her to fourth in the world rankings, lower than her fifth-ranked season best of 2:22.83 from the Eindhoven Swim Cup.
It’s not the same level of speed as her meet record of 2:19.84 from 2014 or her world record of 2:19.11 from 2013, but it was enough to capture the title tonight.
Spain’s Jessica Vall Montero turned in a second-place time of 2:22.56 for silver, moving to sixth in the world, while Iceland’s Hilda Luthersdottir picked up bronze in a 2:22.96.
Great Britain’s Molly Renshaw, the leader at the 100-meter mark, took fourth in 2:23.18.
Turkey’s Viktoria Zeynep Gunes (2:23.40), Great Britain’s Chloe Tutton (2:24.07), Finland’s Jenna Laukkanen (2:25.97) and Czech’s Martina Moravcikova (2:29.42) closed out the rest of the top eight.
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Zane Rademaker