Topia Nygård, a swimmer from Oulu, was at a furious pace in Espoonlahti.
The Finnish Swimming Federation announces that in the short course SC competitions in Espoonlahti Topias Nygård served Friday’s wildest surprise. He swam a new Finnish record in the men’s 50-meter backstroke.
Ronny Brännkärrin the SE time of 23.85 in possession was reduced by four hundredths, when Nygård, representing Oulu Swimming, stopped the clocks at 23.81.
– It was a surprise that it came so hard. I could wait for it to be under 24 seconds. But I didn’t believe that the Finnish record would still come. Of course, gold was the number one goal, but this SE was the icing on the cake. Quite an empty jacket at the moment, Nygård was amazed.
Mattsson and Hulkko become champions
In the men’s 100-meter breaststroke, Pori Swimming Club took the gold Matti Mattsson in time 59.79 before TaTu Tampere Jami from Ihalai and Helsingfors Simsällskap Davin Lindholm.
TaTu Tampere won the women’s 50-meter breaststroke Ida Hulkko at 30,10 and before Cetus Fanny Teijonsaloa and Joensuu Swimming Club Jenna from Laukka.
The evening ended with the women’s 4×200 meter freestyle relay, which was won by Helsingfors Simsällskap ahead of Cetus Espoo and Raision Athletes.
Anchored from the sim Wilma Sundt brought his team to the finish line in 8.12.15. In addition to Sundt, the winning team also swims Miina-Anniina Härkänen, Snow Oura and Sarah Moreau.