Kira Toussaint Ties, Then Breaks, Dutch Record in 100 Backstroke

2019 INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING LEAGUE – EUROPEAN DERBY

• Saturday, November 23 – Sunday, November 24, 2019
• 5:00-7:00 PM Local Time (12:00 noon – 2:00 PM, U.S. Eastern Time)
• London Aquatics Centre – London, England
• Short Course Meters (SCM) format
• European franchises: Aqua Centurions, Energy Standard, Iron, London Roar
• Start Lists
• Day 1 Complete Results (with Corrected MVP Standings)
• Day 2 Complete Results

Stop if you’ve heard this one before this fall: Kira Toussaint has broken a Dutch Record. This one, coming on day 2 of her International Swimming League debut for Iron, was in the 100 backstroke, where she finished 2nd in the individual race in 55.58.

That marks the 9th time that she’s either broken or set a Dutch Record in the 50 or 100 meter backstroke over the last 2 months.

This time, she took out her own record of 55.74 that she broke at the Martinez Cup in Amsterdam on October 19th, and tied again on a medley relay leadoff.

• 100 back LCM – 3 times and a tie
• 100 back SCM – 2 times and a tie
• 50 back LCM – 2 times
• 50 back SCM – 1 time

Toussaint scored 19 individual points in her first meet swimming for Iron. She’s raced a ton this fall, but opted for other meets rather than Iron’s first 2 ISL events in Lewisville and Budapest.

That swim from Toussaint now leaps her into 8th place among all-time top performers.

Fastest Performers in History, Women’s 100 SCM Backstroke

1. Minna Atherton, Australia – 54.89
2. Katinka Hosszu, Hungary – 55.03
3. Shiho Sakai, Japan – 55.23
4. Emily Seeboh, Australia – 55.31
5. Olivia Smoliga, USA – 55.47
6. Gao Chang, China – 55.48
7. Daryna Zevina, Ukraine – 55.54
8. Kira Toussaint, Netherlands – 55.58
9. Kathleen Baker, USA – 55.91
10. Courtney Bartholomew, USA – 55.92

Toussaint will have more record opportunities at next month’s European Short Course Championships in Glasgow, where she’s part of a compact 8-swimmer roster.