The 2026 Malmsten Swim Open Stockholm: Day Two Finals Live Recap is a thrilling event that showcases the best swimmers from around the world. The meet is held in Stockholm, Sweden, from April 9th to 12th, with prelims at 9:30 am local time and finals at 6 pm local time. The competition is held in the long course meters (LCM) format.
The men's 200m freestyle final saw Brooks Curry of the United States take gold with a time of 1:46.03, followed by Lucas Henveaux of Belgium in second place with a time of 1:46.14, and Robin Hanson of Sweden in third place with a time of 1:46.51. Curry's performance was impressive, as it was the second-best time of his young career, and he also represents the fourth-quickest American on the season.
The women's 100m fly final was won by Louise Hansson of Sweden with a new season-best time of 57.50, followed by Helena Rosendahl Bach of Denmark in second place with a time of 58.12, and Tamara Potocka of Slovenia in third place with a time of 58.53. Hansson's performance was particularly impressive, as she sliced 0.08 seconds off her previous season-quickest effort.
The men's 100m breaststroke final was won by Caspar Corbeau of the Netherlands with a time of 59.65, followed by Dawid Wiekiera of Poland in second place with a time of 1:00.33, and Arno Kamminga of the Netherlands in third place with a time of 1:00.58. Corbeau's performance was notable, as he was the only swimmer to clear the minute mark.
The women's 400m IM final saw Germany take 1-2 with no swimmer dipping under 4:40. Linda Roth led the charge with a time of 4:47.03, followed by teammate Leni von Bonin with a time of 4:48.40. Swedish swimmer Tea Winblad hit 4:51.70 as the bronze medalist.
The men's 1500m freestyle final was won by Johannes Liebmann of Germany with a time of 14:39.67, followed by Oliver Klemet in second place with a time of 14:41.71, and Florian Wellbrock in third place with a time of 15:15.79. Liebmann's performance was particularly impressive, as it laid waste to his previous PB of 14:53.15.
The women's 100m backstroke final was won by Adela Piskorska of Poland with a time of 1:01.00, followed by Lisa Seidel of Germany in second place with a time of 1:01.01, and Sara Costa De Vicente of Spain in third place with a time of 1:02.35.
The men's 100m fly final was won by Dare Rose of the United States with a time of 51.19, followed by Jakob Majerski of Poland in second place with a time of 52.13, and Luca Armbruster of Germany in third place with a time of 52.14. Rose's performance was impressive, as he beat his competitors by nearly a second.
The women's 50m breaststroke final was won by Siobhan Haughey of Hong Kong with a time of 30.46, followed by Barbara Mazurkiewicz of Poland in second place with a time of 30.62, and Kotryna Teterevkova of Lithuania in third place with a time of 30.92. Haughey's performance was notable, as she came within 0.10 of her best-ever outing.
In conclusion, the 2026 Malmsten Swim Open Stockholm: Day Two Finals Live Recap was a thrilling event that showcased the best swimmers from around the world. The competition was highly competitive, with many swimmers setting new personal bests and season-best times.
