Eneli Jefimova Lowers Estonia Record in 100 Breast at Helsinki Open
Eneli Jefimova lowered her Estonian record in the 100 breaststroke on Sunday at the Speedo Helsinki Open on Sunday.
Jefimova went 1:05.86, a drop of 0.84 seconds from her prelims time. It’s the first time under 1:06 for Jefimova, who went 1:06.08 at the European Junior Championships in Vilnius, Lithuania. Just 18, Jefimova owns all three Estonian marks in breaststroke. The time is also an A cut for the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore for the NC State commit.
Second in the race was Jenna Laukkanen of Finland, one of several Worlds B cuts on the day in Helsinki. The meet brought together a number of leading swimmers from Nordic, Baltic and other Northern European countries.
Aliisa Soini picked up one of those B cuts, going 59.19 in the women’s 100 butterfly to win by more than three seconds. It’s a best time for her – she had been 59.35 at the European Aquatic Junior Championships in 2024 – the 18-year-old getting within a half-second of the Finnish record of 58.68 set in 2013 by Emilia Pikkarainen.
Davin Lindholm won the men’s 50 breaststroke in 27.74 seconds, a Worlds B cut. Veteran Fanny Teijonsalo won the women’s 50 backstroke in 28.41, one of three Worlds considerations cuts in the event. Nicholas Lia of Norway won the men’s 50 fly in 24.04, a Worlds consideration cut.
Germany’s Jessica Felsner won the women’s 50 free in 25.62, three tenths ahead of Laura Lahtinen of Finland. Felsner’s time is a B cut.