By Lennart La Fleur<\/p>\n
NORKOPPING, Sweden, June 27. THERE were few surprises on the first day of competition at the Swedish National Long Course Championships and World Championship Trials in Norkopping.<\/p>\n
Short course world record-holder Therese Alshammar was pushed all the way in the 50 meter freestyle by a determined Anna-Karin Kammerling. At the wall, it was Alshammar, the former University of Nebraska star, who got the nod, 25.55 to 25.58<\/p>\n
In the day's other highlight, 18 year-old Erik Andersson set a Swedish junior record in the semifinals of the men's 100 meter fly with his 54.51. Top qualifier for the final was 2000 Olympic champion and former SMU great, Lars Frolander, at 54.13.<\/p>\n
Veteran Micke Jacobsen led all the way to take the men's 400 IM in a ho-hum 4:28.91.<\/p>\n
Martin Gustavsson, a University of Minnesota grad, won the 50m breast in 28.91.<\/p>\n
Eric La Fleur, a junior at the University of Arizona who specializes in sprint freestyle, was the surprise winner of the 50m back in 26.70.<\/p>\n
Fifteen year-old Susy Moonan took the women's 50 back in 30.27.<\/p>\n
The women's 800 free relay went to the Vasby Simsallskap team of Malin Svahnstrom, Josefin Lillhage, Denise Helgesson and Gabriella Fagundez in 8:17.39. Lillhage had the fastest split at 2:01.21.<\/p>\n
SWEDISH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS and
\nWORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TRIALS
\nNorkopping, Sweden
\nJune 27-July 1, 2003<\/p>\n
50 meter pool<\/p>\n
RESULTS
\nDay One: June 27, 2003<\/b><\/p>\n
Men's 400 meter IM
\n1 Micke Jacobsson 1979 T\u00e4by Sim 1:01.33 2:08.88 3:26.29 4:28.91
\n2 Dan Hellstr\u00f6m 1984 Malm\u00f6 Kappsimningsklubb 1:03.45 2:14.59 3:30.57 4:32.37
\n3 Tamas Bosnyak 1985 Simklubben Neptun 1:02.91 2:16.05 3:32.58 4:36.33<\/p>\n
Women's 50 meter freestyle
\n1 Therese Alshammar 1977 Neptun 25.55
\n2 Anna-Karin Kammerling 1980 Sundsvalls 25.58
\n3 Johanna Sj\u00f6berg 1978 Sp\u00e5rv\u00e4gens 25.89 <\/p>\n
Men's 100 meter butterfly semifinal
\n1 Lars Fr\u00f6lander 1974 Link\u00f6pings Allm\u00e4nna SS 25.23 54.13
\n2 Erik Andersson 1984 Trollh\u00e4ttans Sims\u00e4llskap 25.40 54.51 National Junior record
\n3 Tero V\u00e4limaa 1978 Simklubben Neptun 25.78 54.82<\/p>\n
Men's 50 meter breaststroke
\n1 Martin Gustavsson 1980 Malm\u00f6 Kappsimningsklubb 28.91
\n2 Joakim Nielsen 1984 Anderstorps Sims\u00e4llskap 29.06
\n3 Jens Johansson 1975 Sundsvalls Sims\u00e4llskap 29.14 <\/p>\n
Women's 50 meter backstroke
\n1 Susannah Moonan 1987 S\u00f6dert\u00f6rns Sims\u00e4llskap 30.27
\n2 Martina Svensson 1981 Link\u00f6pings Allm\u00e4nna SS 30.68
\n3 Emma Holmquist 1986 Malm\u00f6 Kappsimningsklubb 30.86<\/p>\n
Men's 50 meter backstroke
\n1 Eric la Fleur Malm\u00f6 KK 26.70
\n2 Jens Petersson Stockholms KK 26.95
\n3 Pontus Renholm Polisens IF 27.53 <\/p>\n
Women's 4x200m freestyle relay
\n1 V\u00e4sby Sims\u00e4llskap 8:17.39
\nMalin Svahnstr\u00f6m 1980 1:00.23 2:03.82
\nJosefin Lillhage 1980 58.37 2:01.21
\nDenise Helgesson 1984 1:00.86 2:07.51
\nGabriella Fagundez 1985 59.95 2:04.85 <\/p>\n
2 Malm\u00f6 Kappsimningsklubb 8:28.22
\nLotta W\u00e4nberg 1979 1:00.60 2:05.08
\nMaria \u00d6berg 1979 59.95 2:04.37
\nLinda Erlandsson 1983 1:02.30 2:08.06
\nMagdalena Kuras 1988 1:03.07 2:10.71 <\/p>\n
3 Link\u00f6pings Allm\u00e4nna SS 8:32.20
\n\u00c5sa Sandlund 1979 1:02.96 2:07.99
\nJennie Carlsson 1986 1:01.10 2:07.69
\nLinda Knutsson 1985 1:00.37 2:07.87
\nAstrid Armgarth 1988 1:02.48 2:08.65<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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