Another day, another Sjostrom win, Swedish star dominates 200 free at Eindoven Cup

Full results (in Dutch)

Sarah Sjostrom was the big star on night 1 of the Swim Cup in Eindoven, winning a pair of events and unseating the reigning Olympic gold medalist in the 50 free. Sjostrom was back at it on day 2, albeit this time in a more middle-distance oriented race.

The 20-year-old Swede went 1:55.04 to win the women’s 200 free, improving her already-world leading time by a half second and taking another two tenths off her Swedish record in the race.

Second-place finisher Femke Heemskerk also moved into the world’s top 5 for the year, going 1:56.39 to now sit third on that list behind only Sjostrom and Aussie Emma McKeon.

2014 LCM Women 200 Free TYR World Ranking

SarahSWE
SJOSTROM
04/12
1.55.04
2Katie
LEDECKY
USA1.55.1608/07
3Femke
HEEMSKERK
NED1.55.3512/12
4Emma
McKEON
AUS1.55.5707/24
5Federica
PELLEGRINI
ITA1.55.6904/11
View Top 51»

The session kicked off with the women’s 800 free, which went to Sharon Rouwendaal in 8:34.17. The 20-year-old Dutch distance star won the event by over 15 seconds.

Velimir Stjepanovic took home the 200 fly. The Serb knocked off the field by a solid 2.5 seconds, going 1:56.70. That moves him into 4th place in our world ranks for 2014.

2014 LCM Men 200 Fly TYR World Ranking

DaiyaJPN
SETO
09/21
1.54.08
2Chad
LE CLOS
RSA1.54.5604/07
3Tom
SHIELDS
USA1.55.0908/06
4Masato
SAKAI
JPN1.55.1506/21
5Kenta
HIRAI
JPN1.55.2704/12
View Top 51»

Both genders competed in the 100 breast and 50 back on day 2.

Brazilian Raphael de Olveira Rodrigues won the men’s 100 breast, going 1:01.11 to top Bram Dekker. In the women’s race, Denmark’s Rikke Moller Pedersen rolled to a 1:06.42 win. Moller Pedersen already holds the world’s fastest time of the year in the event at 1:06.19, and with this swim she’s put up the two fastest swims of 2014.

In the men’s 50 back, Bastiaan Lijesen picked up the win, going 25.13. That puts the Dutchman in 4th on the world ranks for the year, and just .03 out of second place. Runner-up Jesse Puts went 25.34 to also crack the top 10, sitting in a tie for 10th.

2014 LCM Men 50 Back TYR World Ranking

JunyaJPN
KOGA
09/22
24.28
2Camille
LACOURT
FRA24.3704/10
3Vladimir
MOROZOV
RUS24.5205/15
4Benjamin
TREFFERS
AUS24.5404/03
5Jiayu
Xu
CHN24.5805/13
6Niccolo
BONACCHI
ITA24.6504/12
7David
PLUMMER
USA24.7408/08
8Jeremy
STRAVIUS
FRA24.8004/08
8Mitchell
LARKIN
AUS24.8007/26
10Ryosuke
IRIE
JPN24.8604/12
View Top 51»

The women’s version of that race, Etiene Medeiros rose even higher in the world ranks, going 27.95. That puts the Brazilian into a tie for 3rd with Australia’s Emily Seebohm. In addition, second place Mie Nielsen of Denmark now sits 7th after going 28.01 and the third-place finisher Aliaksandra Herasimenia checks in at 8th overall for Belarus with a 28.23.

2014 LCM Women 50 Back TYR World Ranking

2Fu
YUANHUI
CHN27.5105/13
3Georgia
DAVIES
GBR27.5607/24
4Lauren
QUIGLEY
GBR27.6907/24
5Mie
NIELSEN
DEN27.7604/10
6Francesca
HALSALL
GBR27.8108/24
7Emily
SEEBOHM
AUS27.8907/24
8Mercedes
PERIS MINGUET
ESP27.9108/24
9Aliaksandra
HERASIMENIA
BLR27.9601/29
10Brooklyn
SNODGRASS
CAN27.9707/24
View Top 51»

The men’s 200 IM went to Sebas van Lith in front of his home Dutch crowd. Van Lith went 2:01.33. The women swam the longer 400 IM race, with Germany’s Franziska Hentke taking the title at 4:45.94.

The final individual event of the night was the men’s 100 free, where Sebastiaan Verschuren went 49.19 to nip Velimir Stjepanovic for the title by .02. Stjepanovic was 49.21 in missing out on the double-win for the night. In addition, third-place Christos Kartantzis was right in the thick of things, going 49.28.

Competition will continue two more days in Eindoven, wrapping up on Sunday.

In This Story

19
Leave a Reply

Subscribe
Notify of

19 Comments
newest
oldest most voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
Josh
9 years ago

Sjostrom went 52.9 in the semis of the 100 free today.

bobo gigi
9 years ago

Women’s 100 breast final. RMP wins in 1.06.42.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMAiXz4qNro

bobo gigi
9 years ago

Women’s 200 free final. Sarah Sjöström wins in 1.55.04.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS2CChXm-t8

bobo gigi
9 years ago

Women’s 50 back. 27.76 by Mie Nielsen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBvMiDGAa6Q

Benny Nielsen
9 years ago

Womens 50 back – Mie Oestergaad Nielsen did 27.76. sek in Semi – but a bad start in the final just did 28.01 sek. – so todays fastest time is 27.76. sek by Mie.

DanishSwimFan
Reply to  Benny Nielsen
9 years ago

Sådan… kæmpe stort tillykke herfra 🙂

John26
9 years ago

When we talk about freestyle range, there’s someone we always forget:
Michael phelps, we already know his 100/200 abilities, but he was swimming 3:46s in season. What do you think he could’ve swam in Beijing? 342 at least, and probably would’ve had a pretty good crack at the 50.

Rafael
Reply to  John26
9 years ago

Maybe on 400.. but do not agree on 50.. Phelps never showed front speed to be even sub-22

Swimmer24
9 years ago

You also have to consider Katie Ledecky and Camille Mufat in terms of freestyle range. Ledecky went 55 in the 100, inseason at te Austin Grand Prix. Then she has 1:56 200, 3:59 400, 8:13 800, and 15:36 1500. I wouldn’t be surprised to see ledecky swim a 54 low in the 100 if she swims it at pan pacs. Muffat goes 53.8, 1:54, 4:01, and 8:23. But remember her 800 was one of those crazy splits she was doing so often in 2012 (I think 4:19/4:04).

aswimfan
Reply to  Swimmer24
9 years ago

Yes Ledecky and Muffat have great freestyle range, but I was talking specifically sprint – mid distance (50 to 400).

Liquid'sImpressed
Reply to  aswimfan
9 years ago

Agreed, I think 50 to 400 versatility is less common than 100 to 800 or 200 to 1500.

freestyler
9 years ago

Parks 100FR PB is 48.4 dude.

aswimfan
Reply to  freestyler
9 years ago

You are right. Apparently I was thinking of his old PB.
Still nowhere near the quality of Sjoetrom 52.8, though.

About Jared Anderson

Jared Anderson

Jared Anderson swam for nearly twenty years. Then, Jared Anderson stopped swimming and started writing about swimming. He's not sick of swimming yet. Swimming might be sick of him, though. Jared was a YMCA and high school swimmer in northern Minnesota, and spent his college years swimming breaststroke and occasionally pretending …

Read More »