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CAMPEONATO NACIONAL ABSOLUTO OPEN DE NATACIÓN (ARG)
Wednesday, May 6th – Saturday, May 9th Fenaba Olympic Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina LCM (50m) ResultsThe 2026 Campeonato Nacional Absoluto Open de Natación is taking place in Argentina, with 18-year-old Agostina Hein continuing her recent record-breaking tear.
Taking on the final of the women’s 200m IM, versatile Hein stopped the clock at a speedy result of 2:10.63, her best-ever performance, to grab the gold.
Hein defeated the field handily, with Laila Chain representing the next-closest competitor in 2:14.08, followed by Francesca Rossi, who rounded out the podium over seven seconds later in 2:21.44.
As for Hein, her 2:10.63 performance established a new Argentine national and South American continental record. She erased the former standards of 2:10.82, which she put on the books just last month at the Argentine Junior Championships. Her former and now new records represent her first-ever forays under the 2:11 barrier.
At this competition, Hein split 30.35/30.45 (1:00.80)/39.26/30.57 to get the job done.
The teen remains ranked 15th in the world on the season.
2025-2026 LCM Women 200 IM
Yu CHNZidi 11/112:07.412Kate DouglassUSA2:07.8512/043Abbie WoodGBR2:08.1704/184Summer McIntosh CAN2:08.2103/075Yu YitingCHN2:08.3011/116KayleeMCKEOWNAUS2:09.2204/087Alex Walsh USA2:09.2812/048SHIHOMATSUMOTO JPN2:09.3903/199Mary-Sophie Harvey CAN2:09.8203/2210EllaRAMSEYAUS2:09.9404/0811MioNARITAJPN2:10.1403/1912Jenna ForresterAUS2:10.2103/0813PhoebeBACONUSA2:10.2212/0414Freya ColbertGBR2:10.4803/1515AgostinaHEINARG2:10.8204/1616EllenWALSHE IRL2:10.9703/2217AnitaGASTALDIITA2:11.0604/1618Amalie SMITH GBR2:11.1804/1819Chang Mohan CHN2:11.5111/1120ChiaraDELLA CORTEITA2:11.5804/16View Top 26»At the aforementioned Argentine Junior Championships, Hein established a remarkable six new national records.
Agostina Hein‘s National Records
200m free – 1:58.79, April 2026 400m free – 4:06.25, April 2026 800m free – 8:22.01, April 2026 100m fly – 58.83, December 2025 200m IM – 2:10.63, May 2026 400m IM – 4:34.34, August 2025Hein is a three-time World Junior Championships medalist, having earned 800m free bronze in 2023 as just a 15-year-old, followed by 400m IM gold and 800m free silver last year in Otopeni, Romania.
At the 2024 World Championships, then 16, Hein finished 5th in the 800m free and 8th in the 400m free. She was the youngest member of the Argentine team at the 2024 Olympic Games, where she placed 18th in the 400m free and 14th in the 800m free.
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