Spanish Open, Belmonte set 400 free national record
2012-04-03
Fabio Terrone
Belmonte set 400m Spanish mark at Olympic trials and with Wildeboer lead the Olympic team

Mireia Belmonte set a new national record for the women's 400m freestyle, at the Spanish Open in Malaga on Sunday.

Belmonte, 21-year-old from swim club Sabadell, won in 4:05.77 ahead of former record holder Melanie Costa (Palma de Mallorca) second with 4:07.08, just 0.06s far from her previous record tha she set at the 2011 Worlds in Shanghai.

Following are the qualifiers for the London Games. Final team will be announced on June:

Aschwin Wildeboer, Mireia Belmonte, Conchi Badillo, Claudia Dasca y Judit Ignacio (CN Sabadell), Erika Villaécija y Juanmi Rando (CN Sant Andreu), Melanie Costa (CN La Salle Palma), Duane da Rocha (Real Canoe NC), Marina García (CE Mediterrani) y Beatriz Gómez (CN Galaico—Sercoysa).