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That\u2019s the first time the 21-year-old Swede has broken 1:55 in the event, and breaks her national record of 1:55.23 from March 2012. She nearly took Femke Heemskerk\u2019s place as the fastest in the world in the event, though Heemskerk\u2019s 1:54.68 remains the standard bearer. Hosszu couldn\u2019t match Sjostrom\u2019s blistering 55.99 in the first 100, settling for second with a respectable 1:56.90, about a second off her best of the season. Sweden\u2019s Cecile Johannessen also broke two minutes with a 1:59.42 for third.<\/p>\n<p>Sjostrom also won both of the elimination-style 50-meter races tonight, starting with the 50 free. After a 25.72 in the first round to place second behind Johannessen\u2019s 25.45, Sjostrom eased back a bit in round two with a leading time of 26.03 to Hosszu\u2019s 26.37. But Sjostrom motored through the three-woman final, posting a 24.64 to not only win the event but move up the world rankings from 10th to eighth. Hosszu was second in the final with a 25.50, while Johannessen knew she had the third-place prize money in hand and cruised to third with a 30.45.<\/p>\n<p>Sjostrom led the first round of the 50 butterfly finals with a 27.22, but her 27.11 in round two was second behind the 27.10 of Denmark\u2019s Emilie Beckman. But Sjostrom, the world record holder in the event with a 24.43, won the final handily with a 25.35. It\u2019s a bit off her world-leading time of 24.69, but it was a country mile ahead of the 27.40 by Hosszu for second and Beckman\u2019s 27.75 to finish third.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mie Neilsen<\/strong> also denied Hosszu a victory in the 100 backstroke with a 59.36, the sole-sub-1:00 swim of the final and just a couple of tenths slower than Neilsen\u2019s season best. The Dane was out in 29.08 to keep Hosszu at bay, who was second with a 1:00.59. Well back in third was Ekaterina Avramova of Bulgaria with a 1:02.46.<\/p>\n<p>Hosszu appeared to do just what was needed to win the 200 butterfly with a 2:11.84, well off her 2:08.00 that stands eighth in the world from the Arena Pro Swim Series in Charlotte two weeks ago. Nearly three seconds back was Barbora Zavadova of the Czech Republic with a 2:14.35, and Denmark\u2019s Christina Munkholm took third with a 2:15.67.<\/p>\n<p>Though pointing more toward a fourth consecutive world title in the 200 breaststroke, <strong>Daniel Gyurta<\/strong> showed some mid-season speed with a 1:00.42 in the 100 breast. Notably, Gyurta was leading after 50 meters, but still used his renowned closing speed to hold off Tomas Klobucnik of Slovakia and his 1:00.57. Marco Koch of Germany, also set to be a major 200 breast contender at worlds after winning silver in 2013, was third with a 1:00.58 with a 31.39 second 50 meters.<\/p>\n<p>A week after <a href=http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katinka-hosszu-approaches-legendary-hungarian-record-at-golden-tour-meet\/ target=_blank>nearly breaking the legendary Krisztina Egerszgei\u2019s 200 back Hungarian record<\/a> with a 2:06.81, Hosszu couldn\u2019t get close to that today. She had no problem winning in Bergen, however, posting a 2:09.78 to take down Simona Baumrtova and her 2:10.69. Sarah Bro was a distant third with a 2:17.15.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Viktor Bromer<\/strong> of Denmark, who stands fourth in the global 200 butterfly rankings with a 1:55.39, was a second slower than that in winning the event in Norway with a 1:56.35. He lengthened his lead over Sweden\u2019s Simon Sjodin in the second 100 meters, with Sjodin relegated to second with a 1:58.22. Jan Sefl of the Czech Republic took third with a 1:58.54.<\/p>\n<p>Sweden\u2019s <strong>Jennie Johansson<\/strong> swam her fastest 100 breast of the season with a 1:07.29 to win in Norway, but as it\u2019s just two hundredths of a second faster than her previous best, she remains ranked 12th in the world. Louise Dalgaard broke 1:10 with a 1:09.44 for second, while Silje Mikkelborg was third with a 1:10.90.<\/p>\n<p>The men\u2019s 200 freestyle featured a close race, with the top four posting times under 1:51. <strong>Isak Eliasson<\/strong> of Sweden won with a 1:50.24, just barely over the 1:50.25 by Denmark\u2019s Daniel Skaaning, who had been leading through 150 meters. Henrik Christiansen of Norway was also in the hunt, finishing third with a 1:50.69 and teammate Markus Lie fourth in 1:50.98.<\/p>\n<p>Three men broke away from the pack in the men\u2019s 200 backstroke and provided the crowd with an exciting race to the finish. Norway\u2019s <strong>Lavrans Solli<\/strong> and Hungary\u2019s Gergely Gyurta were leading at 100 meters, with Solli splitting 1:00.77 and Gyurta right behind with a 1:00.88. Solli turned on another gear in the third 50 to begin pulling away, and held that advantage to win with a 2:03.24. Carlsson came roaring back to pass Gyurta and take second with a 2:03.83 to Gyurta\u2019s 2:03.87.<\/p>\n<p>Solli took the men\u2019s 100 back with a 54.85, well ahead of the 56.41 by Magnus Jakupsson of the Faroe Islands and the 56.51 by Mattias Carlsson of Sweden.<\/p>\n<p>Turkey\u2019s <strong>Kemal Gurdal<\/strong> got a win in the 50 free elimination battle, taking the final round with a 24.48. Eliasson was right behind with a 24.58, while Iskender Baslakov of xxx was third with a 24.83. 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