Ranomi Kromowidjojo: I wasn’t expecting a WR (Video Interview)

Produced by Coleman Hodges.

Reported by Tony Carroll. 

Even though it was too late to make a difference in the outcome of the meet, Ranomi Kromowidjojo and Jeanette Ottessen held of the American sprinters to earn 8 points for the European Stars. Lia Neal earned the only point for Team USA With her third place finish at 23.95.

Kromowidjojo not only won the event, she also tied her own World Record time with an impressive 23.24. Ottesen was second at 23.49.

After the women’s 50 freestyle, Team USA leads 133 to 88. PDF Results

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swimdoc
8 years ago

She annihilated everyone to 15 meters, which was the biggest difference in the race. The U.S. women need to figure out how that happened.

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