enviornment Swim of the Week: Lillian Slusna Breaks Slovakian 50 Free Record For Third Time In 24.67

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Lillian Slusna is slowly however absolutely establishing herself as certainly one of Europe’s prime up-and-coming freestyle sprinters, and this 12 months, she’s taken a giant step in the direction of senior worldwide medal rivalry within the 50 free.

In April 2025, Slusna, 19 on the time, dropped almost three-tenths off her private finest time in 25.08, breaking the 23-year-old Slovakian Record of 25.09 set by the legendary Martina Moravcova in 2002.

Moravcova, a two-time Olympic silver medalist and 22-time World Championship medalist (LC and SC mixed), is a legendary determine within the nation, having been named Slovakia’s Sportsperson of the Year six occasions, greater than another athlete.

Slusna matched her nationwide file within the 50 free two months later on the 2025 Slovakian Open and Junior Championships in 25.08, after which she gained some essential worldwide expertise all through the remainder of the 12 months, inserting twenty fourth within the 50 free (25.22) and thirtieth within the 100 free (55.48) on the 2025 World Championships.

She additionally represented Slovakia on the 2025 European SC Championships in December, inserting twenty second within the 50 free and twenty third within the 50 fly. She set new nationwide data of 24.08 within the 50 free and 25.62 later in December on the Slovakian SC Championships.

The now 20-year-old been on fireplace all through the primary half of 2026, changing into the primary Slovakian lady beneath the 25-second barrier within the 50 free this previous April on the Graz Trophy in Austria, clocking 24.87 to knock greater than two-tenths off her earlier nationwide file.

That led to her swim final weekend on the Slovakian Grand Prix in Samorin, the place Slusna confirmed she was on good type with a close to record-breaking swim of 24.92 within the prelims, after which within the closing, she let it rip, blasting her solution to a time of 24.67.

Not solely did that swim chop two extra tenths off the nationwide file, placing greater than four-tenths beneath Moravcova’s earlier mark that stood for greater than twenty years, nevertheless it additionally landed her within the prime 25 within the seasonal world rankings.

At the identical meet, Slusna additionally set a finest time of 54.59 within the 100 free, placing her inside 14 one-hundredths of Moravcova’s longstanding nationwide file of 54.45 from 2000, and she or he added a season-best of 26.25 within the 50 fly, 1 / 4 of a second off her lifetime better of 26.00.

Slusna notably dedicated to SMU final 12 months, scheduled to affix within the fall of 2025, however by no means ended up heading to Dallas.

The Tenth-fastest European lady within the 50 free this season, Slusna’s focus will shift to the upcoming European Aquatics Championships in France, the place she’s a significant menace to closing within the 50 free and proceed to experience her wave of momentum.

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