SIMRISHAMN, Sweden, June 16. THE first day of long course meter competition came to a close at the Swedish Grand Prix held in Simrishamn, Sweden from June 16-17.<\/p>\n
Men's 100 freestyle<\/b>
\nPontus Flodqvist touched first in 52.39, while Henrik Sjoholm placed second in 53.14. David Larsson finished third in 53.60.<\/p>\n
Women's 200 freestyle<\/b>
\nMagdalena Kuras eased into victory with a time of 2:06.20, while Stina Gardell wound up second in 2:07.22. Lina Edlund rounded out the top three in 2:08.43.<\/p>\n
Men's 50 breaststroke<\/b>
\nJoakim Nielsen clocked a 30.07 to win the one-lap 50 breast for the men. Niklas Tour grabbed second in 30.41, while Nils Schonberg took third in 30.95.<\/p>\n
Women's 100 breaststroke<\/b>
\nRebecca Ejdervik dominated the field in the women's 100 breast with a time of 1:11.24. Sandra Olofsson (1:14.69) and Ida Nilsson (1:14.79) provided the excitement in the race as Olofsson touched out Nilsson for second place.<\/p>\n
Men's 400 IM<\/b>
\nChristoffer Wallin won the short-staffed 400 IM heat, in which only five swimmers competed, with a time of 4:38.03. Martin Persson took second in 4:42.49, while Linus Junefelt garnered third in 4:45.84.<\/p>\n
Women's 100 butterfly<\/b>
\nCecila Rasmuson hit the wall in 1:01.99 to win the women's 100 fly. Sandra Nilsson placed second in 1:03.33, while Sofie Gardell finished third in 1:04.28.<\/p>\n
Men's 100 backstroke<\/b>
\nKonstantin Sundin provided the only sub-1:00 swim of the day with a time of 59.27 to win the crown. Sten-Olof Gustafsson took second in 1:00.31, while Jens Petersson placed third in 1:00.39.<\/p>\n
Women's 50 backstroke<\/b>
\nSusannah Moonan stopped the clock in 30.84 to win the women's sprint back event. Eljena Knutsson and Erika Hegestig dead-heated for second place in 30.96.<\/p>\n
Men's 200 butterfly<\/b>
\nChristian Konrad won the men's 200 fly in 2:09.66, while Jonas Grundstrom (2:10.55) and Martin Birgersson (2:11.05) placed second and third, respectively.<\/p>\n
Women's 200 IM<\/b>
\nSara Thyden touched in 2:21.69 to win the women's shorter medley event, while Stina Gardell took second in 2:22.61. Emilie Roslund wound up third in 2:26.22.<\/p>\n
Men's 400 freestyle<\/b>
\nLinus Junefelt touched out Johan Claar in an exciting finish by the slimmest of margins in the men's 400 free. Junefelt clocked in at 4:07.67, while Claar touched in 4:07.68 for second. Christoffer Wallin rounded out the podium in 4:18.10.<\/p>\n
Women's 50 freestyle<\/b>
\nMagdalena Kuras claimed the women's splash-and-dash title in 26.45, while Cecilia Rasmuson placed second in 26.79. Maja Kruse finished third in 27.12.<\/p>\n
Men's 200 breaststroke<\/b>
\nMartin Persson won the long-distance men's breaststroke event with a time of 2:25.41. Lukas Gamerov (2:26.44) and Erik Trybom (2:30.13) wound up in second and third place, respectively.<\/p>\n
Women's 800 freestyle<\/b>
\nLinda Jonsson crushed her competition in the women's 800 free when she hit the wall in 9:16.79. Anna Ahlin (9:40.19) and Charlotte Nilsson (9:41.06) provided her closest opponents with second and third-place efforts, respectively.<\/p>\n
Men's 50 butterfly<\/b>
\nLars Frolander, the Swedish record holder in the event, won in 24.36. Meanwhile, Pontus Flodqvist took second in 25.13, while Daniel Hult placed third in 25.77.<\/p>\n
Women's 200 backstroke<\/b>
\nCarin Moller won the women's 200 back in 2:17.75, while Erika Hegestig placed a distant second in 2:23.24. Sandra Nilsson placed third in 2:24.21.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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