Sjostrom Tops the Charts Once Again

For the second time at the Swedish Short Course Championships Sarah Sjostrom puts up a time that tops the world rankings.

Earlier in the competition in Stockholm Sjostrom took the women’s 50 freestyle in a time of 23.55, taking over the number one ranking in the world an accomplishment she repeated again today. Sjostrom won the 100 freestyle in a time of 51.32 taking over the top spot Femke Heemskerk who posted a 51.62 at the Danish Championships this weekend.

Sjostrom set a new Swedish record breaking her own mark of 51.93 which she set last year. She is now in striking distance of Libby Trickett‘s 2009 world record of 51.01.

Sjostrom ends the competition by recording the top ranked times in the 50 and 100 freestyle, the second fastest time in both the 100 butterfly and the third fastest time in the 50 butterfly.

Michelle Coleman also continued her strong performance on the final day of competition. Coleman finished second to Sjostrom in the 100 freestyle posting a time of 52.39 which ranks eighth in the world. She also took the women’s 50 backstroke in a time of 27.22.

Simon Sjodin, who has set several meet records over the course of the championships, destroyed the Swedish record in the men’s 400 IM. He won the event in a time of 4:06.84 breaking Christoffer Wallin‘s 2009 record of 4:10.93 by more than four seconds. His time puts him 10th in the world rankings

Oscar Ekstrom continued his assault on the junior record book finishing third in the 100 freestyle in a time of 48.28 beating his own junior mark of 48.36.

Other winners on the day included:

• Men’s 100 freestyle – Christoffer Carlsen – 47.77
• Women’s 400 IM – Frida Berggren – 4:42.45
• Men’s 50 backstroke – Alexander Nystrom – 24.27

Full results can be found here.