Therefore, the 16 -year -old world record was beaten in Stockholm

First World Record in Swim Open

This year’s competitions got off to a record start. Already during the first race day, a world record was broken – and not any record.

When Germany’s Luke Märtens swam in goal of 400 meters freestyle with a time of 3.39.96, he beat Paul Biedermann’s 16 -year -old world record from the World Cup in Rome 2009. In other words, Biedermann’s record was one of the now few remaining records from the Super Support time.

An explanation as to why the 23-year-old German Olympic gold medalist managed to swim in Stockholm in high altitude. The märtens came directly to the competition from a three -week high altitude camp in Sierra Nevada.

However, when the effects of high -altitude training are greatest, it may vary, and before the race, the Märtens did not believe in any world record.

– I didn’t think I was in the best shape, and was not topped. So there was nothing I expected. But high altitude training is good for us who swim longer distances, says Märtens to the competitions website.

Another explanation was that he was not in search of any record.

– Sometimes the secret is to swim quickly not to plan to swim quickly – or think about a record – but just swim relaxed, says Märtens.

On Tuesday evening, Lukas Märtens also won 800 meters freestyle. It was his third victory out of three possible since he had previously won 200 meters freestyle.

Lowered personal records at rapid speed

The free swimmer Sofia Åstedt was the Swedish exclamation mark during the Swim Open.

She set a personally record in all the branches that she put in.

The 21-year-old started the competitions by setting a new personal record of 200 meters freestyle when she swam in goal with the time 1.59.74.

She went on to lower her own personal record of 50 free from 25.41 to 25.20.

In the last race of the competitions – the final of 100 meters freestyle – she swam in goal as second with the new record time 54.46.

– Currently, it feels so sick when I swim. This really gives the desire for the continuation of the Långbane season, says Åstedt.

The superstar came to Sweden via Norway

For the first time ever, the Olympic and World Cup gold medalist Kyle Chalmers from Australia put up in the Swim Open.

Chalmers now has links to the Nordic countries because his girlfriend Ingeborg Loyning, who has a past as a swimmer, comes from Norway.

Before the competitions in Stockholm, Chalmers competed in Bergen where he and his girlfriend were given time to meet the family as well. In the mountains he put the world’s best on 100 freely with a time of 47.27, which was faster than when he swam home an Olympic silver in Paris.

It did not go as fast in Eriksdalsbadet, but as expected he simply won both 50 and 100 freely.

Hansson has come home

After just over three months in Australia, where she tested different training environments, Louise Hansson is back in Sweden.

As she landed at Arlanda just days before the competitions began, she felt the jet lag, but as a whole she accounted for a perfectly okay competition.

Now Stockholm becomes the multiple championship medalist base.

Johansson got the answer he needed

After Sunday’s final at 1500 meters freestyle, Swedish distance star Victor Johansson was very disappointed when he was a good distance from his Swedish record.

« I was so angry after that race, » he says.

He managed to transform that anger into energy, which made him finish the competitions on Tuesday evening with a really good race of 800 meters.

When he swam in goal with the time 7,49.72, it was his fifth fastest time ever.

– A good race to end with. Nice that I could go below 7.50.