2026 Malmsten Swim Open Stockholm: Day Four Finals Live Recap

2026 MALMSTEN SWIM OPEN STOCKHOLM

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The fourth and final day of action at the 2026 Malmstem Swim Open Stockholm is upon us. Although world record holder and Olympic icon Sarah Sjostrom is done racing here, there are plenty of other talents waiting to take to the pool to close out the competition.

28-year-old Olympic multi-medalist Siobhan Haughey is among them, with the 50m freestyle victor from last night ready to try to double up with a potential gold as the top seed in the 100m sprint.

American Brooks Curry put up a spicy heats swim of 22.04 to lead the men’s 50m free field, where tonight he’ll be chased by Spanish rising star Luca Hoek and Austrian dynamo Heiko Gigler.

The Dutch breaststroking trio of Caspar Corbeau, Arno Kamminga and Tes Schouten are primed to do some damage, while Destin Lasco of the United States and Helena Rosendahl Bach of Denmark look ready to rumble in the respective events of the 200m IM and 200m fly.

MEN’S 200 IM – FINAL

• Meet Record – 1:57.81, Philip Heintz (GER), 2017
• World Record – 1:52.69, Leon Marchand (FRA), 2025
• European Record – 1:52.69, Leon Marchand (FRA), 2025
• Swedish Record – 1:58.02, Simon Sjodin, 2013

GOLD – Jan Cejka (CZE), 2:02.14
SILVER – Destin Lasco (USA), 2:03.92
BRONZE – Frantisek Jaldcnik (SVK), 2:04.08

Tonight’s session didn’t exactly begin with a bang, as no men’s 200m IM competitor cleared the 2:00 threshold, or even the 2:01 threshold.

Czechia swimmer Jan Cejka was first to the wall in a subdued 2:02.14, although that is a new personal best for him, overtaking his previous PB of 2:02.98 from 2021.

USA’s Destin Lasco snagged the silver in 2:03.92 and Slovak swimmer Frantisek Jaldcnik rounded out the podium in 2:04.08.

WOMEN’S 200 FLY – FINAL

• Meet Record – 2:06.84, Franziska Hentke (GER), 2017
• World Record – 2:01.81, Zige Liu (CHN), 2009
• European Record – 2:04.27, Katinka Hosszu (HUN), 2009
• Swedish Record – 2:07.83, Martina Granstrom, 2012

GOLD – Helena Rosendahl Bach (DEN), 2:07.47
SILVER – Linda Roth (GER), 2:14.19
BRONZE – Klara Kowalska (POL), 2:15.46

25-year-old Helena Rosendahl Bach dominated this women’s 200m fly final, beating the field by well over six seconds en route to gold.

The Dane put up a new season-best of 2:07.47, coming within a second of German Franziska Hentke‘s longstanding meet record of 2:06.84 put on the books in 2017.

Bach split 28.58/31.96 (1:00.54)/32.97/33.96 to produce the 12th-best time of her career. Her time tonight actually beat the 2:07.88 she nabbed for gold at the 2024 European Championships in Serbia.

Silver tonight went to Germany’s Linda Roth, who touched in 2:14.19, followed by Poland’s Klara Kowalska‘s effort of 2:15.46.

Bach now ranks 8th in the world at the moment.

MEN’S 800 FREE – FASTEST HEAT

• Meet Record – 7:39.10, Lukas Märtens (GER), 2025
• World Record – 7:32.12, Lin Zhang (CHN), 2009
• European Record – 7:38.12, Sven Schwarz (GER), 2025
• Swedish Record – 7:44.81, Victor Johansson, 2025

GOLD – Johannes Liebmann (GER), 7:37.94 *Meet Record*
SILVER – Oliver Klemet (GER), 7:45.66
BRONZE – Lucas Henveaux (BEL), 7:55.57

We are not worthy of the swim 19-year-old Johannes Liebmann just delivered en route to winning this men’s 800m freestyle event.

Liebmann of Germany scorched the pool, nearly setting it ablaze with a monster personal best of 7:37.94 to take the gold by a humongous margin.

Teammate Oliver Klemet settled for silver well behind in 7:45.66 and Belgian national record holder Lucas Henveaux brought up the bronze medal position in 7:55.57.

As for Liebmann, his effort her obliterated the teen’s previous lifetime best of 7:50.86 from last year’s German Championships. He laid waste to that previous effort to now check in as the 6th-fastest performer of all time in the event.

Additionally, Liebmann’s scorcher overtook fellow German Sven Schwarz‘s previous national and European record of 7:38.12 established last year.

The teen now ranks #1 in the world, with a time that would have won gold at the 2024 Olympic Games. Look for a separate post on Liebmann’s incredible performance.

WOMEN’S 100 BREAST – FINAL

• Meet Record – 1:05.83, Sophie Hansson (SWE), 2024
• World Record – 1:04.13, Lilly King (USA), 2017
• European Record – 1:04.35, Ruta Meilutyte (LTU), 2013
• Swedish Record – 1:05.66, Sophie Hansson, 2021

GOLD – Kotryna Teterevkova (LTU), 1:07.12
SILVER – Barbara Mazurkiewicz (POL), 1:07.15
BRONZE – Tes Schouten (NED), 1:07.45

The women’s 100m breast saw Lithuanian Kotryna Teterevkova top the podium, hitting a time of 1:07.12.

That denied Polish swimmer Barbara Mazurkiewicz the gold, with the Pole touching just .03 back in 1:07.15.

Tes Schouten, the Olympic medalist from the Netherlands who already won the 200m breast here in a new meet record, was relegated to bronze in 1:07.45.

MEN’S 50 FREE – FINAL

• Meet Record – 21.92, Vladyslav Bukhov (UKR), 2023
• World Record – 20.88, Cameron McEvoy (AUS), 2026
• European Record – 20.94, Federick Bousquet (FRA), 2009
• Swedish Record – 21.45, Stefan Nystrand, 2009

GOLD – Heiko Gigler (AUT), 22.25
SILVER – Brooks Curry (USA), 22.27
BRONZE – Mateusz Chowaniec (POL), 22.45

After American Brooks Curry already put up his fastest 200m free time since the 2024 Olympic Games, as well as a lifetime best in the 100m free here in Stockholm, it was a little disappointing that no man dipped under the 22-second barrier in tonight’s 50m free.

Austria’s Heiko Gigler was first to the wall, nabbing gold in 22.25, still the 12th-best performance of his career.

Cal’s Curry settled for silver just .02 behind in 22.27, outside his PB of 21.91 registered in 2022.

Poland’s Mateusz Chaweniec was the 3rd-place finisher tonight in 22.45.

WOMEN’S 800 FREE – FASTEST HEAT

• Meet Record – 8:24.64, Isabel Gose (GER), 2025
• World Record – 8:04.12, Katie Ledecky (USA), 2025
• European Record – 8:12.81, Simona Quadarella (ITA), 2025
• Swedish Record – 8:39.06, Gabriella Fagundez, 2008

GOLD – Isabel Gose (GER), 8:24.69
SILVER – Moesha Johnson (AUS), 8:26.89
BRONZE – Maya Werner (GER), 8:31.08

The nation of Germany finished with two medals in this women’s 800m free final, courtesy of Isabel Gose securing the gold and Maya Werner snagging the bronze medal.

Gose posted a speedy time of 8:24.69, a mark which fell only .05 outside the 8:24.64 meet record she put on the books at last year’s edition of this competition.

Werner earned bronze in 8:31.08 with Australian open water Olympic medalist Moesha Johnson splitting the pair in 8:26.89.

Olympic medalist Gose’s lifetime best remains at the 8:17.53 she produced en route to claiming silver in the event at the 2024 World Championships. She now takes over slot #8 in the season’s world rankings.

MEN’S 50 BREAST – FINAL

• Meet Record – 27.07, Arno Kamminga (NED), 2024
• World Record – 25.95, Adam Peaty (GBR), 2017
• European Record – 25.95, Adam Peaty (GBR), 2017
• Swedish Record – 27.02, Johannes Skagius, 2017

GOLD – Caspar Corbeau (NED), 27.26
SILVER – Linus Forsgren (SWE), 27.79
BRONZE – Dawid Wikiera (POL), 27.92

It was a tightly-contested men’s 50m breaststroke final, with the top 5 performers all clearing the 28-second threshold.

Paving the way was Caspar Corbeau of the Netherlands, with the former University of Texas Olympic medalist clocking a gold medal-worthy result of 27.26.

That held over a half-second advantage on Sweden’s Linus Forsgren, who touched in 27.79, while Poland’s Dawid Wikiera, already a 100m breaststroke medalist here, rounded out the podium in 27.92

25-year-old Corbeau has already been as quick as 26.95 this season, a stellar performance he turned in at last month’s Lausanne Swim Cup to rank 7th in the world on the season.

WOMEN’S 100 FREE – FINAL

• Meet Record – 52.54, Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 2017
• World Record – 51.71, Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 2017
• European Record – 51.71, Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 2017
• Swedish Record – 51.71, Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 2017

GOLD – Siobhan Haughey (HKG), 52.79
SILVER – Sofia Astedt (SWE), 54.72
BRONZE – Louise Hansson (SWE), 54.86

28-year-old Siobhan Haughey exerted complete control over this women’s 100m freestyle, putting up an explosive time of 52.79 to get to the wall nearly two seconds ahead of the pack.

Haughey opened in 25.62 and closed in 27.17 to come just .02 shy of her season-best of 52.77 clocked in February at the 2026 Dubai Open. That ranks her 3rd in the world on the season.

A pair of Swedes cleaned up the minor medals, with Sofia Astedt notching 54.72 as the runner-up and Louise Hansson touching in 54.86 for bronze medal honors.