{"id":604553,"date":"2025-02-09T12:22:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T19:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=604553"},"modified":"2025-02-09T12:22:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T19:22:07","slug":"roos-vanotterdijk-continues-record-breaking-run-as-flanders-cup-wraps-up-on-fine-day-for-swim-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/roos-vanotterdijk-continues-record-breaking-run-as-flanders-cup-wraps-up-on-fine-day-for-swim-ireland\/","title":{"rendered":"Roos Vanotterdijk Continues Record-Breaking Run As Flanders Cup Wraps Up on Fine Day For Swim Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Roos Vanotterdijk Continues Record-Breaking Run As Flanders Cup Wraps Up on Fine Day For Swim Ireland<\/h4>\n

Roos Vanotterdijk<\/strong> set her second Belgian record in as many days as she took almost a second off her 100 free standard in 53.62 as the Flanders Cup<\/strong> wrapped up in Antwerp.<\/p>\n

The 20-year-old touched in 53.62 to take 0.89 from her record of 54.51 set in February 2023, a day after lowering her 100 back mark to 58.97, as she finished second behind Milou van Wijk<\/strong> of the Netherlands who touched in 53.51 to complete the 50-100-200 free treble.<\/p>\n

Danielle Farrell<\/strong> of the National Centre Limerick was third in 56.79.<\/p>\n

It was a fine day for Irish swimmers as the Flanders Cup 2025<\/strong> came to an end.<\/p>\n

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Shane Ryan: Photo Courtesy: Swim Ireland<\/p><\/div>\n

John Shortt<\/strong> wrapped up the 100-200 back double after coming from 0.35 down at the turn to move past Noah Verreth<\/strong> and Stan<\/strong> Franckx<\/strong> in 55.54. Verreth was second in 55.63 with Franckx completing the podium in 55.80 as 0.26 separated the trio.<\/p>\n

Evan Bailey<\/strong> led a National Centre Limerick 1-2 in the men’s 200 free, leading throughout to stop the clock in 1:48.70 for his third title of the meet in 1:48.90. Cormac Rynn was second in 1:50.97 with Koen Marsman next home in 1:51.84.<\/p>\n

Ellie McCartney<\/strong> kept the Irish medal run going with victory in the 200IM in 2:16.63 to claim her third title after the 100\/200br double. She was followed home by Zinke Delcommune<\/strong> (2:19.24) and Djanilla Brink<\/strong>, the winner of the 400IM third in 2:21.28.<\/p>\n

After silvers in the 50 and 100 free, Shane Ryan<\/strong> upgraded to gold in the 50 fly in 23.57 ahead of Vincent van Hooydonck<\/strong> (24.21) and Julien Henx (24.44).<\/p>\n

European bronze medallist Eszter Szabo Feltothy<\/strong> took the 200 back title in 2:12.49 ahead of Zulal Zeren<\/strong> who enjoyed a margin of almost eight seconds over third in 2:14.66.<\/p>\n

Elina van de Cloot<\/strong> headed the 100 fly in 1:02.75 and Hylcke de Beer<\/strong> won the 50br in 32.31.\u00a0Noah Schryver<\/strong> won the men’s 200br in 2:12.54, Noah Martens<\/strong> posted the fastest 800 free of 8:21.47<\/p>\n

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