World record for Netherlands
18/03/2008 22:24  - (SA)  

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Eindhoven, Netherlands - The Netherlands set a world record in the women's 400m freestyle relay at the European swimming championships on Tuesday with a time of 3 minutes, 33.62 seconds.

The Dutch team made up of Inge Dekker, Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Femke Heemskerk and Marleen Veldhuis led throughout the race in front of a raucous home crowd, and easily beat the old mark of 3:35.22 set two years ago by Germany. Italy were second in 3:41.06 and Sweden were third in 3:41.28.

Dekker led off strongly and was already 1 second inside the world record time after her leg, before the 17-year-old Kromowidjojo took over and kept up the pace. Heemskerk faded slightly to turn over to Veldhuis just .06 seconds inside record pace.

But Veldhuis pulled away again to make the new record safe as the crowd roared her home at the first European swimming championships to be held in the Netherlands since 1966.

In the evening's final race, Sweden won the men's 400 freestyle relay ahead of Italy.

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