Sarah Sjostrom became the first Swedish woman in history to ever break one-minute in the 100m backstroke today with a 59.98 at the 2015 Eidhoven Swim Cup.
The time stands as a Swedish national record. This week in Eidhoven Sjostrom has been swimming very fast.
Prior to swimming her 100m backstroke this morning she swam the second fastest-ever 50m fly with a time of 24.69. The time stands as the fastest-ever 50m fly done in an indoor pool. Last year there was some controversy over her 50m fly world record time of 24.43 that it might have been aided by wind.
Currently her 24.69 is the fastest 50m fly this year, bettering her previous world leading time of 25.41.
2014-2015 LCM Women 50 Fly
SJOSTROM
24.69
| 2 | Jeanette OTTESEN | DEN | 25.27 | 08/07 |
| 3 | Ying LU | CHN | 25.37 | 08/08 |
| 4 | Inge DEKKER | NED | 25.64 | 08/08 |
| 5 | Kelsi WORRELL | USA | 25.65 | 08/08 |
Sjostrom swam the finals of the 50m fly following her 100m backstroke where she was a 25.59. The semi-finals and finals of 50s are done in the same session at the Eidhoven Swim Cup.
With her times today, Sjostrom is currently ranked first in the world this season in the 50m fly, and fourth in the 100m backstroke. Her time in the 100 back knocks China’s Yuanhui Fu to fifth, and Natalie Coughlin out of the top five.
2014-2015 LCM Women 100 Back
SEEBOHM
58.26
| 2 | Madison WILSON | AUS | 58.75 | 08/04 |
| 3 | Katinka HOSSZU | HUN | 58.78 | 08/03 |
| 4 | Mie NIELSEN | DEN | 58.84 | 08/03 |
| 5 | Yuanhui FU | CHN | 59.02 | 08/04 |