Currently, six swimmers from Luxembourg are in Budapest, Hungary, for the World Championships.
On Sunday, the second day of the World Championship, 21-year-old Pit Brandenburger set a new personal best (PB) in the 200m Freestyle in 1:51.14 minutes. From the start of the race, he set a high pace and stayed 1.2 seconds below his fastest time at the 100-metre mark. "The last 50 meters were very hard", he said after the race "a time under 1:51 was possible".
He finished in 51st place out of 73 starters.
On Monday, 19-year-old Monique Olivier competed in the 200m Freestyle. She started off strongly and turned 0.77 seconds faster than her best time (2:02.75) set in 2015 - at 100 metres. In the second half of the race, however, she lost important tenths and finished in a time of 2:03.26, as 31st among 52 competitors.
On Wednesday, Julien Henx (100 Freestyle) and Raphael Stacchiotti (200m) are taking part in the World Championships.
