Kosuke Hagino Crushes 200 Free at Bergen Swim Festival
Kosuke Hagino dominated the men’s 200-meter free in a time of 1:47.00 at the 2016 Bergen Swim Festival. He’s been faster with a third-ranked 1:45.50 from Japanese Nationals. Mark Small placed second in 1:50.12 with Marco Belotti earning third in 1:50.14.
Katinka Hosszu won the women’s 200-meter free in a time of 1:59.77. That’s well off her 11th-ranked 1:56.31 from the Golden Tour. Marte Lovberg took second in 2:02.63 with Cecelie Johannessen earning third in 2:02.70.
Hosszu then claimed the women’s 100-meter back in 1:00.80. She’s been a third-ranked 58.94 at the European Championships. Eyglo Gustafsdottir took second in 1:02.13 with Barbora Zavadova placing third in 1:03.14.
Hosszu followed by winning the women’s 50-meter free knockout rounds. Michele Santucci won the men’s 50-meter free tournament. See below for results.
Hosszu picked up her fourth title with a 2:10.50 win in the women’s 200-meter fly. Her best this year is an eighth-ranked 2:07.11 from the Golden Tour. Natsumi Hoshi, the third-ranked swimmer in the world with a 2:06.32 from Japanese Nationals, took second in a 2:11.73. Barbora Zavadova finished third in 2:12.35.
Hosszu won another round of knockouts, this time in the women’s 50-meter fly. Petr Novak won the men’s 50-meter fly knockouts. See below for results.
Jesper Bjork topped the men’s 100-meter back in 56.79 with Oskar Ericsson finishing second in 57.61. Samuel Tornqvist took third in 58.59.
Tomas Havranek claimed the men’s 200-meter fly in 1:58.27. Sindri Jakobsson touched second in 1:58.85 with Pavel Janecek placing third in 1:58.97.
50 Free Knockouts:
Women Round 1:
Susann Bjornsen, 25.50
Katinka Hosszu, 25.76
Monica Johannessen, 25.83
Elise Olsen, 25.99
Women Round 2:
Katinka Hosszu, 26.13
Elise Olsen, 26.41
Cecilie Johannessen, 26.76
Susann Bjornsen, 27.18
Women Final:
Katinka Hosszu: 25.66
Cecilie Johannessen, 26.47
Elise Olsen, 27.06
Men Round 1:
Isaac Eliasson, 23.10
Michele Santucci, 23.26
Niksja Stojkovski, 23.30
Christian Tronvoll, 23.47
Men Round 2:
Michele Santucci, 23.95
Isaac Eliasson, 24.04
Niksja Stojkovski, 24.93
David Urban, 25.21
Men Final:
Michele Santucci, 23.83
Isaac Eliasson, 24.40
Niksja Stojkovski, 29.43
50 Fly Knockouts:
Women Round 1:
Bryndis Hansen, 27.13
Lucie Svecena, 27.13
Katinka Hosszu, 27.49
Monica Johannessen, 27.61
Women’s Round 2:
Lucie Svecena, 27.25
Bryndis Hansen, 27.50
Katinka Hosszu, 27.54
Monica Johannessen, 27.78
Women Final:
Katinka Hosszu, 27.65
Bryndis Hansen, 27.80
Lucie Svecena, 27.83
Men Round 1:
Sigurd Boen, 24.79
Sindri Jakobsson, 24.82
Petr Novak, 24.92
Magnus Poulsen, 24.99
Men Round 2:
Jesper Bjork, 25.12
Petr Novak, 25.15
Magnus Poulsen, 25.36
Sindri Jakobsson, 25.44
Men Final:
Petr Novak, 25.53
Jesper Bjork, 26.05
Magnus Poulsen, 26.29