Stockholm Open: Sarah Sjostrom, Nyls Korstanje Set 50 Fly Meet Records

Nyls Korstanje of The Netherlands competes in the 100m Butterfly Men Semifinal during the FINA Swimming Short Course World Championships at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre in Melbourne, Australia, December 17th, 2022. Photo Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto

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Stockholm Open: Sarah Sjostrom, Nyls Korstanje Set 50 Fly Meet Records

Sarah Sjostrom and Nyls Korstanje capped the first day of the Stockholm Open with meet records in the 50 fly.

The other notable swim of the day came via Thilda Hall in the women’s 1,500 freestyle, the 18-year-old taking down a Swedish junior record that had dated to 1984.

Sjostrom won a stacked women’s event with a time of 24.92 seconds at the Eriksdalsbadet. That clips four hundredths off her record from the 2017 edition of this meet.

Louise Hansson was a distant second in 26.07, followed by countrywoman Michelle Coleman. Emilie Beckman was fourth. Tamara Potocka was within two tents of her Slovakian record in fifth.

An event earlier, Korstanje had won the men’s 50 fly in 22.92. It demolished the meet record set in 2022 by Denmark’s Rasmus Nickelsen of 23.42.

He was a half-second clear of Nik Armbruster of Germany, who matched the old meet record. Jan Sefl of Czechia was third.

The only Olympic A cut of the day was from someone who has already qualified, 200 breaststroke winner Arno Kamminga. The Dutchman started the session by going 2:09.61. Countryman Caspar Corbeau was second, with Iceland’s Anton McKee third. Eric Persson was fourth.

The other record came in the women’s 1,500 free via Hall. She won in 16:47.95, setting a Swedish junior record. It undercuts the unbelievably enduring mark of Ann Linder, who went 16:51.98 in 1984. The Swedish senior record is 16:39.98, belonging to Gabrielle Fagundez since 2007.

Danas Rapsys won a veteran if sluggish men’s 400 freestyle. The Lithuania went 3:48.89. That’s more than two seconds short of the Olympic A cut. Second was Victor Johansson in 3:49.56, and Estonian Kregor Zirk also was under 3:50.

Julie Kepp Jensen won the women’s 50 backstroke in 28.22. Hanna Rosvall was second in 28.36, followed by Hansson in third.

Nele Schulze of Germany won the women’s 200 free in 1:59.08, which is nearly two seconds shy of the Olympic A cut. Snaefridur Sol Jorunnardottir was second. Samuel Tornqvist of Sweden won the men’s 200 back in 2:01.85, outdueling France’s Mathieu Geoffroy.

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