At the Seven Hills Trophy meet in Rome today, South Africa’s Cameron Van Der Burgh set a new meet record in the men’s 100 breaststroke, clocking 1.00.39 well under the Olympic qualifying standard of 1:00.79. Italy’s Federica Pellegrini won a tight tussle against Denmark’s Lotte Friis in the women’s 400 freestyle, 4:06.03 to 4:06.15, and the women’s 50 freestyle had 5 swimmers under the Olympic qualifying standard of 25.27. See all results here.

Top 3 finishers today plus Nordic finalists

Women’s 400 free – Olympic Qualifying Time 4:09.35 (Olympic Invitation Time 4:18.07)

1. Federica Pellegrini (ITA) 4:06.03
2. Lotte Friis (DEN) 4.06.15
3. Martina de Memme (ITA) 4:09.55
8. Pernille Blume (DEN) 4:22.71

Men’s 400 free – OQT 3:48.92 (OST 3:54.13)

1. Gabriele Detti (ITA) 3:49.27
2. Andrea Mitchell D’Arrigo (ITA) 3:51.72
3. Oussama Mellouli (TUN) 3:51.73
4. Mads Glæsner (DEN) 3:51.88
13. Anders Lie (DEN) 3:55.95

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