Sarah Sjostrom Sprints Way to 3rd in World in 50 Free

Photo Courtesy: Joao Marc Bosch

Sarah Sjostrom pocketed her fourth title of the meet at the Swedish Summer Championships with a blistering effort in the 50 free.

Sjostrom sprinted her way to third in the world rankings in the women’s 50-meter free with a sizzling time of 24.20. That is faster than her sixth-ranked season best of 24.47 from the Canet stop of the Mare Nostrum meet.

Sjostrom still has some time to drop this summer to eclipse Therese Alshammar’s Swedish record of 23.88 from 2009.

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Magdalena Kuras took second in 25.56 with Louise Hansson claiming third in 25.59.

Sjostrom then put up a 1:54.96 200 free split as her Sodertorns team took fourth in the 800-meter free relay with an 8:26.63. SK Triton won the event in 8:23.34.

Johannes Skagius hit the wall in 28.61 to win the men’s 50-meter breaststroke. Niklas Tour placed second in 29.10 with Erik Persson snaring third in 29.16.

Stina Gardell captured the women’s 400-meter IM title in 4:47.25. Frida Berggren clocked a second-place time of 4:55.20 with Christine Ekman placing third in 4:59.39.

Niklas Borin topped the men’s 50-meter back in 26.11 with Mattias Carlsson touching just behind with a second-place 26.19. Alexander Nystrom wound up third in 26.27.

Victor Johansson won the men’s 400-meter free in 4:00.43 with Robin Andreasson earning second in 4:02.36. Christopher Jedel placed third in 4:02.46.

Ida Lindborg claimed the women’s 100-meter back in 1:01.58 with Anna Ahlin taking second in 1:03.84. Sandra Hafstrom rounded out the top three in 1:04.29.

Mattias Carlsson (56.02), Gulliver Koch (1:03.30), Jesper Jonsson (53.48) and Anton Arvidsson (51.63) won the men’s 400-meter medley relay in 3:44.43.

2015 Swedish Swimming Nationals, Day 3 – Results

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Bill Bell

8 years ago

Lindborg’s 100 back pr is 1:01.14 from prelims of last year’s Euro Championships in Berlin. The Swedish record is 59.98 from this year’s Eindhoven Swim Cup end of March. Any guesses as to who might be the record-holder? Hint: her f!orte is NOT on her back although 59,9 ain’t too shabby!

Joe

8 years ago

Reply to Bill Bell

Sarah could hold all the Swedish records but the breaststrokes if she wanted. 50 free is the only hard one to break for her(23.88) that she doesn’t have already. Not that I think she’s interested in swimming 800/1500/400IM. But I’m thinking she’ll at least take down the 200 back, 200 fly and 200 medley records one of these days when it fits her schedule. She’s got the 50/100 back, 100/200/400 free and 50/100 bu records on LC.

I like that she showed some speed in the 500 free for really the first time this season. Bodes well for the 100!

carlo

8 years ago

Joe what was her time in the 500 free.