Marrit Steenbergen Wins 50 Free & 100 Fly & Arno Kamminga Sweeps Breaststroke Events At Dutch Championships

Marrit Steenbergen of The Netherlands celebrates after winning the gold medal in the 100m Individual Medley Women Final during the FINA Swimming Short Course World Championships at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre in Melbourne, Australia, December 16th, 2022. Photo Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto

Marrit Steenbergen: Photo Courtesy: Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto

Marrit Steenbergen Wins 50 Free & 100 Fly & Arno Kamminga Sweeps The Breaststroke Events At Dutch Championships

Marrit Steenbergen won the 50 free and 100 fly as she concluded a successful Dutch Championships in Amerfoort.

The 23-year-old – who won four golds among a seven-medal haul at last year’s European Championships – solit 27.72/30.83 to stop the clock in 58.55 in the 100 fly for the only sub-59 effort of the field.

Steenbergen returned to take the one-length dash in 24.82 as the only woman inside 25secs.

It followed her victories in the 100 and 200 free in 52.98 and 1:55.58 respectively as well as the 200IM (2:10.88).

Arno Kamminga went 27.32 for a championship record in the prelims before returning in the afternoon to produce the same time.

The double Olympic silver medallist left the Dutch Championships with titles in the 50, 100 (59.08) and 200 (2:10.13) with the World Championships just weeks away and no-one dominating the breaststroke in the absence of Adam Peaty over the shorter distances.

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