Sorensen clocks 1:46.48 200 Free Norwegian National Record At Bergen Swim Festival

2025 BERGEN SWIM FESTIVAL

• Friday, April 4th – Sunday, April 6th
• Ado Arena, Bergen, Norway
• LCM (50m)
• Meet Central
• SwimSwam Preview
• Day 1 Recap
• Entries/Results

Day two of the 205 Bergen Swim Festival brought us our second national record in as many days, both at the hands of Norwegian Sander Sorensen.

After logging a time of 48.86 to snag silver in last night’s men’s 100m free final behind Aussie icon Kyle Chalmers, Sorensen fired off a new Norwegian standard in the 200m free this evening.

Sorensen turned in a result of 1:46.48 to scorch the field, registering the sole time under the 1:51 barrier.

Sorensen split 24.76/26.70 (51.46)/27.20/27.82 to get the job done, blasting away his own national record in the process.

Entering this competition, Sorensen held the Norwegian men’s 200m free standard at the 1:47.11 he recorded last month. This evening’s performance represented his first-ever outing under the 1:47 barrier.

The teen’s new PR also registered as a new competition record, overtaking the longstanding mark of 1:47.00 established by Japanese Olympic champion Kosuke Hagino in 2016.

Sorensen now ranks #3 in the world and is the fastest European of the 2025 racing season. Additionally, his new 1:46.48 PB qualifies him for this summer’s World Championships, clearing the World Aquatics ‘A’ standard of 1:46.70 needed for Singapore.

Additional Notes

• Sol Snaefridur stopped the clock at a time of 55.49 to grab gold in the women’s 100m free. She was joined by Sweden’s Sara Junevik and countrywoman Hedda Oritsland who also were under the 56-second barrier. The former earned silver in 55.85 to the latter’s 55.99.
• The men’s 200m breast saw Erik Persson of Sweden top the podium in 2:10.67, taking the event by over 3 seconds. He needed to be a tad quicker, however, to clear the ‘A’ cut of 2:10.32 needed for Singapore.
• The Netherlands’ Tessa Giele was too speedy to catch in the women’s 100m fly, posting a gold medal-worthy time of 57.17. Splitting 26.32/30.85, Giele held a comfortable advantage over the next-closest swimmer, Sara Junevik of Sweden who earned silver in 59.09. Giele easily dipped under the World Aquatics ‘A’ standard of 58.33 needed for this summer’s World Championships.
• Host country swimmer Silje Rongevaer Slyngstadli added her name to the roster for this summer’s World Championships courtesy of the 30.73 time she clocked in the women’s 50m breaststroke. That set a new personal best and also dipped under the 30.75 ‘A’ threshold.