ESBJERG, Denmark, April 8. THE Denmark national record book is in the process of being rewritten during the country's first two days at its long course national championships held in Esbjerg this week.<\/p>\n
Chris Christensen won the men's 200 IM going away with a 2:02.26 to tie the national record of 2:02.26 set by Jacob Carstensen in 2003. Carstensen, meanwhile, finished second in 2:05.55.<\/p>\n
In semifinal heats, Jeanette Ottesen clipped her national record in the women's 50 fly with a 26.23. The time beat her effort of 26.29 set in January. Rikke Moller Pedersen then clocked a time of 31.62 in the women's 50 breast to smash the national record of 32.05 set by Majken Thorup in 2004.<\/p>\n
The Elitesvom Esbjerg foursome of Nicolai Graae Hansen, Jon Rud, Nikolai Kirketerp Moller and Carstensen turned in a 3:23.47 in the men's 400 free relay to break the 3:26.96 set by Sigma back in 2005.<\/p>\n
In other action, Lotte Friis posted a time of 1:59.29 in the women's 200 free finale to finish just off Julie Hjorth-Hansen's 2008 national record of 1:59.16. Additionally, Mads Glaesner clocked a 3:46.28 to win the men's 400 free, off his national record of 3:45.38 set last year as well. Daniel Skaaning topped the men's 50 back semifinals with a time of 27.25. In the final individual event of the first day, Moller won the men's 200 fly in 2:02.79.<\/p>\n
During the second night, Ottesen opened up with a 26.00 in the women's 50 fly to clear her national record of 26.23 set during semis. Ottesen returned to top the women's 100 free semis with a 55.09.<\/p>\n
Jakob Andkjaer, fresh off helping Auburn University win the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I title in College Station, Texas, clipped his national record in the men's 50 fly with a 23.52 during semis. His previous effort of 23.55 stood as the record since July 2008.<\/p>\n
Mads Glaesner checked in with a 1:48.10 in the men's 200 free finals to eclipse his national record of 1:48.51 set last July.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Tobias Urban Hansen won the men's 50 back in 26.84, while Pedersen took the women's 50 breast title in 31.95. Pernille Larsen paced the women's 100 back semifinal heats with a 1:02.55, while Christensen earned a second national record in as many days as the second seed in the men's 100 breast with a 1:02.69. The swim beat his previous standard of 1:02.83 set in 2007, but was not enough to earn the top seed as Thijs van Valkengoed of the Netherlands touched in 1:02.68.<\/p>\n
The Sigma Nordsjaelland quartet of Louise Jansen, Sofie Harnfeldt, Hjorth-Hansen and Friis then posted an 8:08.65 in the women's 800 free relay to demolish the national record of 8:16.07 set by the club back in 2007.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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