Twenty-six-year-old veteran Glenn Surgeloose of Belgium just clipped a three-year-old national record in the Men’s 200 Free Prelims with a 1:42.94. The previous record had been a 1:43.08 from the 2012 edition of these Championships, and had been held by Pieter Timmers. Surgeloose also posted the top time of the morning, and actually led a Belgian 1-2 punch, as Timmers followed close behind with a 1:43.33
Surgeloose’s splits:
24.57
50.63 (26.06)
1:16.64 (26.01)
1:42.94 (26.30)
Belgium swimming powers at work ! well done guys