(Race Video) Sarah Sjostrom Cranks Out Meet Mark in 100 Fly Semis at Euros

Photo Courtesy: Joao Marc Bosch

Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom powered her way to a meet record in the women’s 100-meter fly at the 2016 European Championships.

Sjostrom claimed a top time of 56.12, breaking the previous mark of 56.51 set by Jeanette Ottesen at the 2014 edition of the meet in Berlin.

The time is a bit off Sjostrom’s world-best 55.68 from the Swedish Open, but she might challenge that as well as her world record of 55.64 during finals.

Ottesen qualified second in a time of 57.38 with Italy’s Ilaria Bianchi picking up third in 57.47.

Hungary’s Liliana Szilagyi (57.83), Greece’s Anna Ntountounaki (58.58), Belgium’s Kimberly Buys (58.71), Czech’s Lucie Svecena (58.71) and Spain’s Judit Ignacio Sorribes (58.73) also made the finals.

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