Saturday, August 8, 2015

Kromowidjojo and Nijhuis to semifinals at world championship swimming – NU.nl

The Dutch arrived in the Russian city till 24.62, over two tenths slower than the Australian Cate Campbell (24.40).

The 24-year-old Kromowidjojo, Friday fourth in the final of the 100 free, is reigning Olympic and world champion in the 50 free.

Moniek Nijhuis placed himself on the 50 meter breaststroke ninth for the final. She came into the series to a time of 30.81, more than a second slower than rūta meilutytė (29.74).



Heemskerk

Femke Heemskerk retired for the 50 free. The shortest distance was a bijnummer for Roelofarendsveen Veense, which is experiencing a disappointing tournament so far.

Heemskerk was quite eighth in the 200, her favorite distance, and einidigde Friday fifth in the final of the 100 free . On the mixed 4×100 relay on Saturday came free Heemskerk be in action at the series.

The Dutch relay team qualified them for the finals, which will be swum Saturday. Sebastiaan Verschuren, Kyle Stolk, Marrit Steenbergen and Heemskerk clocked the fourth time in their heat and were 3.26,91 fifth of the entire field. The United States was the fastest with 3.24,51.

Verschuren was tasked to open as hard as possible, but gave the baton in fourth at Stolk. That kept the damage minimal, Steenbergen did not. They lost ground, after which Heemskerk swam an excellent race to catch up.

The swimmer is plagued by stress on individual numbers, but comes in a relay connection excellent for the day. She swam her 100 meter freestyle relay during a split time of 52.69.



1500 m

Martin Brzoskowski and Ferry Weertman walked the final Mass on the 1,500-meter freestyle . Brzoskowski swam 15.10,91 do a personal best, but that resulted in the fifteenth time of the full field.

Weertman, in action earlier in Kazan came on the open water, disappointed with 15:32, 01. That’s more than twenty seconds over his personal best and marked the thirtieth time. The Italian Gregorio Paltrinieri was 14.51,04 fastest

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Door : NU.nl/ANP

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