World Record Race Video: Sarah Sjostrom takes Pellegrini’s Record in 200 Freestyle scm

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WOMEN’S 200 FREESTYLE – FINALS

2012 World Champ: 1:53.59 – Allison Schmitt – United States
2010 World Champ: 1:52.29 – Camille Muffat – France
Meet Record: 1:52.29 – Camille Muffat – France
World Record: 1:51.17 – Federica Pellegrini – Italy – 2009

Sarah Sjostrom witnessed both Mireia Belmonte and Katinka Hosszu break two world records in one evening, so why not her? Sjostrom matched the feat by first breaking the 100 butterfly world record following that up with a world record performance in the 200 freestyle.

Sjostrom took the 200 freestyle in a time of 1:50.78 taking down Federica Pellegrini‘s 2009 world record of 1:51.17.

Pellegrini ’09: 26.58/28.26/28/25/28.08 = 1:51.17

Sjostrom ’14: 26.29/28.37/28.38/27.74 = 1:50.78

Hosszu led the race heading into the final 50 meters, but the Swede had a little too much left in her tank out swimming the Hungarian by over half a second in the final 50 meters.

Hosszu settled for silver, setting a new Hungarian mark, just missing the old world record posting a time of 1:51.18.

Femke Heemskerk finished in a time of 1:51.69 taking home the bronze and setting a Dutch record in the process.

Russian Veronika Popova finished fourth in a time of 1:52.84 followed by Pellegrini who posted a time of 1:54.01.

Charlotte Bonnet of France finished sixth in a time of 1:54.02 followed by American Shannon Vreeland who touched in a time of 1:54.28 and Evelyn Verraszto of Hungary who finished in a time of 1:55.07.

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About Gold Medal Mel Stewart

Gold Medal Mel Stewart

MEL STEWART Jr., aka Gold Medal Mel, won three Olympic medals at the 1992 Olympic Games. Mel's best event was the 200 butterfly. He is a former World, American, and NCAA Record holder in the 200 butterfly. As a writer/producer and sports columnist, Mel has contributed to Yahoo Sports, Universal Sports, …

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