2022 STOCKHOLM OPEN
- April 9 to 12, 2022
- Erikdalsbadet, Sweden
- Long Course Meters (50 m)
- Live Results
On the 3rd day of the 2022 Stockholm Open, Romanian superstar backstroker Robert Glinta won the men’s 100 back in a new meet record of 53.48. It was a solid April swim for Glinta, coming in just off his personal best of 52.88, which he swam at the 2021 European Championships and stands as the Romanian Record as well. Greece’s Apostolos Christou came in a tight 2nd, swimming a 53.59. That swim is also relatively close to Apostolos’ personal best of 52.77, which was also swum at the 2021 European Championships and stands as the Greek Record.
The pair essentially swam stroke-for-stroke throughout the race, with Christou split 25.57 on the first 50, just ahead of Gilnta’s 25.63. Glinta was faster coming home, splitting 27.85, while Christou was 28.02.
Sarah Sjostrom was on fire in the women’s 50 free, swimming a blistering 24.31 to post a season best. The swim also stands as the #3 performance in the world for the 2021-2022 season. Incredibly, the swim was nowhere near the meet record, which Sjostrom set in 2017 with a scorching 23.83.
2021-2022 LCM Women 50 Free
Sjostrom
23.91
| 2 | Xiang Liu | CHN | 23.97 | 09/26 |
| 3 | Emma McKeon | AUS | 23.99 | 07/31 |
| 4 | Kasia Wasick | POL | 24.11 | 06/24 |
| 5 | Shayna Jack | AUS | 24.14 | 05/22 |
Israel’s Anastasia Gorbenko won a pair of events on the day. She first took the women’s 200 back in 2:10.84, marking a new season best. She went out well, splitting 1:03.49 on the first 100, but wasn’t able to hold onto that pace, splitting 33.52 and 33.83 on the final two 50s.
Gorbenko would then go on to post an equally dominant win in the women’s 200 IM, swimming a 2:10.43. The performance is Gorbenko’s best of the year so far, and comes in less than half a second off her personal best of 2:09.99, which is also the Israeli Record. Additionally, the swim marks the fastest performance in the world in 2022, and the 2nd-fastest performance since September 1, 2021.
2021-2022 LCM Women 200 IM
Walsh
2:07.13
| 2 | Kaylee McKeown | AUS | 2:08:57 | 06/19 |
| 3 | Summer McIntosh | CAN | 2:08.70 WJR | 08/01 |
| 4 | Leah Hayes | USA | 2:08.91 | 06/19 |
| 5 | Rika Omoto | JPN | 2:10.01 | 06/19 |
Gorbenko was exceptional on the breaststroke leg of the race tonight, throwing down a very quick 37.22 split.
Germany’s Isabel Gose clocked a season best 4:05.55 to break the meet record in the women’s 400 free. The swim brings Gose nearly within 2 seconds off her German Record of 4:03.21, which she swam at the Tokyo Olympics last summer.
OTHER DAY 3 EVENT WINNERS
- Men’s 400 IM: Richard Nagy – 4:20.69
- Men’s 100 Free: Andreas Vazaios – 48.98
- Men’s 200 Fly: Kregor Zirk – 1:57.51
It’s good to see 2:10s thrown up in run of the mill meets. The standards in that event have been soft for years. It’s particularly ridiculous because there isn’t even enough time to totally collapse during the breaststroke leg. Likewise the women’s 400 freestyle needs to perk up. A 4:05 shouldn’t be breaking any type of meet record.
Maybe if the top girls swam all of these run of the mill meets, the meet records won’t be this slow
Ye Shiwen still going? I thought she retired?
She’s taking a year off this year, but is not retired. She’s still considering giving a go for Paris 2024.
When are the Chinese world trials? All of their times are from September
Is Sarah swimming the 100 Fly this year?
i think she said she wont swim it this year at worlds
Wonder if she’ll reconsider since Maggie MacNeil recently said she won’t be swimming individual events at worlds?? Emma Mckeon also won’t be at worlds. If she’s 56.7 now she can definitely swim fast enough to have a good chance at a medal
I don’t think she is the type of swimmer to only swim a race if she thinks she can win. If she thinks her body is not ready to do the 100, then I think she’ll stick to what she said. But you never know, she might change last minute
Only training for it for the medley relay. Said she will race it here and there but not at major competitions.