{"id":136323,"date":"2015-06-13T07:51:01","date_gmt":"2015-06-13T14:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=136323"},"modified":"2015-06-13T07:51:01","modified_gmt":"2015-06-13T14:51:01","slug":"watch-sarah-sjostrom-post-2nd-fastest-100-fly-ever-race-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/watch-sarah-sjostrom-post-2nd-fastest-100-fly-ever-race-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Sarah Sjostrom Post 2nd-Fastest 100 Fly Ever (Race Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sweden\u2019s Sarah Sjostrom<\/strong> took a run at the world record in the women\u2019s 100-meter fly at the Sette Colli Trophy meet.<\/p>\n

Sjostrom uncorked a 56.04 to lower her own European record, and nearly take down Dana Vollmer\u2019s smoking world record of 55.98 from the 2012 London Olympics.<\/p>\n

Sjostrom went out in 26.41 and came back in 29.63 for the 56.04 here in Rome. \u00a0That swim cleared her previous best of 56.06 from the 2009 World Championships and now stands as the second-fastest 100 fly ever.<\/p>\n

All Time 100 Fly<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/th>\nTime<\/th>\nName<\/th>\nYear<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/td>\n55.98<\/td>\nDana Vollmer<\/td>\n2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n56.04<\/td>\nSarah Sjostrom<\/td>\n2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n56.06<\/td>\nSarah Sjostrom<\/td>\n2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n56.07<\/td>\nLiu Zige<\/td>\n2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n56.23<\/td>\nJessicah Schipper<\/td>\n2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Elena Di Liddo<\/strong> placed second in 57.75 to still manage to move up to sixth in the world, while Liliana Szilagyi<\/strong> claimed third in 59.20.<\/p>\n