The women’s 50 freestyle was the highlight of day two of the Amsterdam Swim Cup.
The race saw three women who won medals at the World Short Course Championships in Doha fight for the gold. Ranomi Kromowidjojo won the event in a time of 24.33, a time that she has only beat twice since posting a lifetime best of 24.05 at the London Olympics.
Femke Heemskerk finished second in a time of 24.62 beating her lifetime best of 24.80 by 18 one-hundredths of a second.
Inge Dekker finished third in a time of 24.92.
The evening kicked off with two new meet records in both the men’s and women’s 400 freestyle.
Ferry Weertman took the men’s event in a time of 3:48.48, breaking Arjen van der Meulen‘s 2009 record of 3:49.83. The time was a lifetime best for Weertman who just missed the world championships qualifying time of 3:48.41.
World Short Course Championship medalist Sharon van Rouwendaal won the women’s event in a time of 4:07.42. She broke Hannah Miley‘s record of 4:10.91, which was set last year.
Moniek Nijhuis and Rikke Moller Pedersen had a spectacular battle in the women’s 100 breaststroke. Pedersen led at the 50 meter mark turning in a time of 31.97, three one-hundredths of a second ahead of Nijhuis. In the second half of the race Nijhuis was able to nudge ahead of Pedersen, eventually winning the event in a time of 1:07.65. Pedersen touched in a time of 1:07.65.
Maaike de Waard took the women’s 100 backstroke in a time of 1:01.01 followed by Iris Tjonk who touched in a time of 1:01.58. Tjonk broke her own Dutch junior record twice in one day. First taking down her record of 1:02.76 in the prelims posting a time of 1:01.75 which she then beat in the final.
Inge Dekker took the women’s 100 butterfly in a time of 57.56. Dekker was only 24 one-hundredths of a second off of her lifetime best.
Simon Sjodin of Sweden took the men’s 200 IM posting a time of 1:59.14. Sjodin beat Diogo Filipe Carvalho‘s meet record of 2:00.09 which he swum in the prelims.
The men’s 100 backstroke was a nail bitter. Mattias Carisson took the event in a time of 55.51 followed by Pedro Diogo Oliveira who finished in a time of 55.55.
Aleksandr Kudashev took the men’s 100 butterfly in a time of 53.28 while Johannes Skagius won the men’s 100 breaststroke in a time of 1:01.26.
Jasper van Mierio won the men’s 50 freestyle in a time of 22.48 while Wenday van der Zanden took the women’s 200 IM in a time of 2:15.60.
Full results can be found here.