Sjoestrom Is World No1 100 Free: 53.05

Article by Craig Lord

For SwimNews.com

Sarah Sjoestrom (SWE) leapt to the helm of the world rankings for 2011 over 100m freestyle with a sizzling 53.05sec national record victory at the Dutch Open in Eindhoven.

The time is the fastest ever b a woman in a textile suit, discounting the 52.99 of Libby Lenton (AUS) in a mixed relay in 2007 that never counted as a world record because FINA rules were not observed. Th best in textile had been the 53.30 in which Britta Steffen (GER) had held the world record in 2006 and 2007…