New sensational World Cup performance of Henrik (18) – Aftenposten

Norway’s new swimming king smashed his own Norwegian record – again. – Totally sick. I do not know how I get it, says Henrik Christiansen.

In Norway’s first World Cup final since Aleksander Dale Oens gold 2011 swam 18 year old Henrik Christiansen into 7.45,66 800m free and thus improved its own Norwegian record by four seconds (!).

It kept to a gunpowder strong 5th place in the final. In its first final in a major international senior championship was Christiansen just 1.62 seconds behind the bronze medal.

– It was absolutely incredible. I had not thought it would go so fast at all. I do not know what to say. It is totally sick. I do not know how I get it to, say, a bland butter Henrik Christiansen told NRK.

Aleksander Hetland’s former world championship gold medalist in 50m breast on STOL. 32-year-old commented race NRK. He believes Christiansen performance in the finals, the best Norwegian performance in a long tract Championships since Alexander Dale Oens gold in 2011.

Hetland: – Only start of something big

– I’m absolutely incredibly impressed. Henrik has really exceeded my and everyone else’s expectations. Now he is suddenly not an outsider anymore, but one of the best, says Hetland told Aftenposten.

– Is that what’s happened in Norwegian swimming since Dale Oen in 2011?

– Yes, at least in the World Cup tract, he says and adds:

– We are just the start of something big. He does not train strength yet and he has a lot going on in terms of bone strength. Today he participates in the World Cup final in a mega big sport, where all the best is with. And Henrik has the best progress of all in the field! It will be cool to follow his progress, says the enthusiastic NRK expert.

The Norwegian 18-year-old was as expected a little behind the all best from the start. In the field beside him was reigning world champion exercise, Sun Yang of China.

Sun Yang finally won gold at the time 7.39,96 – and perhaps it was Chinese tempo motivated Christiansen. For Christiansen swam unbelievable fast.

knives for the bronze medal

Already halfway he lay for several seconds ahead of schedule for new Norwegian record, and the Norwegian youngster sniffed actually on a medal. But eventually he was half a second behind Mack Horton, who took bronze.

– I was afraid that he opened too hard, for he was four seconds ahead, but he managed to keep the pace, says Aleksander Hetland.

In just one year, the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Hetland does not reject that Henrik Christiansen fighting right at the top there.

– Suddenly, it only takes one to one and a half years before he is among the five best in the world and that he is fighting for a medal every time, says Hetland.

Results, World Cup final 800 meter freestyle in Kuzan Russia:

1. Sun Yang, China (7: 39.96)

2. Gregorio Paltrinieri, Italy (7: 40.81)

3. Mack Horton, Australia (7: 44.02)

4. Connor Jaeger, United States (7: 44.51)

5. Henrik Christiansen, Norway (7: 45.66)

6. Wojciech Wojdak, Poland (7: 45.90) ​​

7. Stephen Milne, United Kingdom (7: 49.86)

8. Michael McBroom, United States (7: 55.30)

Published: 05.aug. 2015 6:15 p.m.