Philippe Weyland set a new Luxembourg national record in the 100 metre butterfly at the 34th International Swim Meeting in Saint-Dizier, France, finishing the short course event in 52.28 seconds.
His time leaves him just 0.36 seconds short of qualifying for this year’s World Championships in Beijing, China. The Saint-Dizier meeting served as a qualifying opportunity for the World Championships in the 25-metre pool.
In total, three Luxembourg swimmers competed at the event. Emma Barthel delivered a strong performance with four new national bests in the under-16 category, including a third-place finish in the 400m individual medley.
Yanis Pilagatti, representing Swimming Luxembourg in the boys’ 14-year-old category, also set two national best times. He finished 11th in the 800m freestyle.
Altogether, the three Luxembourg athletes achieved seven new top results at the Saint-Dizier meet.
