EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, June 13. THREE meet records went down during the second day of action at the Dutch Long Course Nationals.<\/p>\n
Joeri Verlinden lowered the meet record in the men's 100 fly with a 52.88. That effort dropped the 53.08 he set a year ago. The time nearly cleared Verlinden's 11th-ranked season-best time of 52.48 from March. Robin van Aggele touched second in 54.20, while Jurjen Willemsen wound up third in 55.41. <\/p>\n
Top-ranked women's sprint freestyler Ranomi Kromowidjojo demonstrated some versatility with a meet-record time in the women's 50 back. She clocked a 28.76 that dipped under the 28.94 set by Hinkelien Schreuder back in 2005. The time also moved Kromowidjojo into a 21st-place tie with Elena Gemo in the world rankings. Anja van der Hout took second in 29.54, while Sylvia Dik earned third in 29.78. <\/p>\n
Bastiaan Lijesen cleared his meet record in the men's 50 back with a time of 25.76. His previous mark stood at 25.91 since last year. Lijesen already stands 12th in the world with a 25.21 from March. Nick Driebergen captured second in 25.80, while Willemsen placed third in 26.46 for his second podium of the night. <\/p>\n
Sebastiaan Verschuren raced into fifth in the world rankings in the men's 200 free with a sterling time of 1:47.10. That time jumped him ahead of Nicholas Ffrost's 1:47.50. Stefan de Die took second in 1:51.10, while Joost Reijns wound up third in 1:51.56. <\/p>\n
Femke Heemskerk jumped to 18th in the world with a 1:58.54 in the women's 200 free. Rieneke Terink touched second in 2:01.69, while Saskia de Jonge snared third in 2:02.02. <\/p>\n
Sharon van Rouwendaal topped the women's 100 fly in 1:01.21, while Kelly de Jong placed second in 1:02.14. Andrea Kneppers grabbed third overall in 1:02.58. Fanny Lecluyse touched out Loes Zanderink and Lia Dekker, 2:32.40 to 2:32.60 and 2:32.73, in the women's 200 breast. <\/p>\n
Devi Wolthuizen claimed the men's 200 breast title in 2:17.18, while Lennart Stekelenburg turned in a second-place 2:22.28. Stefan Hazeleger placed third in 2:23.31. Davy Verreussel led the men's 400 IM in 4:28.07. Bram Dekker (4:28.35) and Vincent van Iperen (4:33.32) rounded out the top three. <\/p>\n
Marion van den Berg led the women's 800 free in 9:03.98, while Marieke Nijhuis finished second in 9:08.24. Leonie van Noort snatched third in 9:11.52. <\/p>\n
In relay action, Kira Toussaint, Willemijn Knot, Nijhuis and Lona Kroese won the women's 400 medley relay in 4:14.78. Reijns, de Die, Bas van Velthoven and Verschuren claimed the men's 400 medley relay in 3:20.95.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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