Noe Ponti Posts 1:48.56 To Claim 200 Fly European Record At Swiss SC Championships
Swiss swimmer Noe Ponti set a new European record in the men's short course 200-meter butterfly, posting a time of 1:48.56 at the Swiss Short Course Championships. His swim clipped 0.08 seconds off the previous continental standard of 1:48.64, established by Alberto Razzetti at the 2024 World Short Course Championships, while taking three-quarters of a second off Ponti's own national record of 1:49.32. After an easy 1:56.61 in the heats, Ponti went out aggressively in the final, splitting 51.35 at the 100-meter turn. Although he yielded ground on the third lap with a 28.67 split, he closed in 28.54 to secure the record.
The performance places Ponti fourth globally this season and elevates him from 12th to 7th on the all-time performers list in the 200 fly. It also establishes him as a top medal contender for the World Short Course Championships in Beijing, scheduled in three weeks, where only Luca Urlando and Ilya Kharun among the swimmers ahead of him are expected to compete. Ponti, who won the European short course title last December in 1:50.17 after stepping back from the event in long course, has now held European records in all three butterfly distances this year. His weekend was further highlighted by a season-leading 48.25 victory in the 100 butterfly.
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