Hvas broke the Norwegian record

In Wednesday’s trial heat of the 200 meter medley in swimming at the Olympics, Tomoe Zenimoto Hvas tried to qualify for the semifinals.

Hvas won his heat with 1: 57.64. It was going to be among the 16 best and reach the semifinals.

– It was a great race. It was good, Hvas told Eurosport after the race.

– In this championship I have felt that the body worked. It has been about meeting mentally and here today.

On June 12, Hvas broke the Norwegian record with a time of 1:59:44. With the time on the trial heat, he thus broke his own, Norwegian record by almost two seconds.

– It is a fantastic new Norwegian record, said Eurosport commentator Frank Pedersen.

Only eleven swimmers were better than Hvas. Michael Andrew from the USA had the best time. Hvas had the 29th best qualifying time in the field. Thus he surpassed himself.

In the Olympic debut, Tomoe Zenimoto took Hvas Norwegian record 1:56:30 in the 200m butterfly.

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