Max Mannes Sets National Record at Stockholm Swim Open

The Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Natation et de Sauvetage (Luxembourg Swimming Association) has confirmed that one of its swimmers, Max Mannes, has set a new national record when participating in the "Swim Open" in Stockholm on Saturday 10 April.

23 year-old Max Mannes was swimming in the 100m backstroke: in the heats, he set a new personal best of 56.47 seconds and qualified eighth for the A-final in the evening. 

In the final, we was able to further increase his performance, and finished in sixth place in a time of 56.14 seconds, shattering the previous national record set by Jean-Francois Schneiders in 2013 (56.33 seconds).

After the race, Max Mannes said "I was surprised by my performance myself. I haven't trained my backstroke for months, but after the preliminary run I was aware that the record in the final would be possible".