Tes Schouten Goes 1:06 To Complete Breaststroke Double In Eindhoven

Tes Schouten of The Netherlands competes in the 200m Breaststroke 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

Tes Schouten: Photo Courtesy: Giorgio Scala / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto

Tes Schouten Goes 1:06 To Complete Breaststroke Double In Eindhoven

Tes Schouten posted 1:06.15 to wrap up the 100/200 breaststroke double on the final day of the Eindhoven Qualification Meet.

The Netherlands swimmer, who claimed silver at the 2024 World Championships in Doha, split 31.38/34.77 to add the two-length title to the 200 crown she won in 2:21.43, the second-fastest performance of her career.

Spain duo Nayara Pineda Lopez and Jimena Ruiz Sanchez were next home in 1:09.02 and 1:09.64 respectively.

Schouten has already posted the Olympic qualification time and travels to Paris as a real title contender over 200m, the 23-year-old thriving in her Amsterdam training group alongside Arno Kamminga and Caspar Corbeau as well as freestyle specialist Kenzo Simons.

Corbeau and Kamminga were second and third respectively in the men’s 100m breaststroke, split by 0.01 in 59.66 and 59.67.

The race was won by Melvin Imoudu in 59.33 as he followed up with his German record in the 50.

The four-day meet served as an opportunity for swimmers to book a place on the Netherlands team for Paris 2024 with the 2023 Fukuoka worlds and Doha having also served as selection meets.

Melanie Henique claimed the sprint free/fly double, winning the 5o fly in 25.22 ahead of Tessa Giele – who swam inside the A cut in the 100 fly – and who clocked 26.02 with Marie Wattel completing the podium in 26.09.

Henique returned to take the 50 free in 24.60 ahead of Valerie van Roon whose time of 24.62 was swifter than the 24.68 already posted by Kim Busch to leap ahead of her teammate in the race for Paris.

Busch was third in Eindhoven in 24.79.

Meiron Amir Cheruti also picked up the double, leading home three men inside 22 in the men’s one-length sprint free.

Cheruti was 0.09 outside his Israeli record in 21.93 ahead of Simons (21.94) and Martin Kartavi who clocked 21.99 with the trio separated by 0.06.

That followed his 23.01 national record in the fly ahead of Sean Niewold (23.40) and Jan Sefl of Czechia who clocked 23.42 for third.

Sven Schwarz of Germany won the 400 free in 3:47.82 ahead of Ukraine’s Mykhailo Romanchuk (3:50.76) while Francisca Soares Martins of Portugal won the women’s event in 4:10.86.

Romanchuk took gold in the 800 free, the only man inside 8mins in 7:51.89 with Noa Martin Argente of Spain winning the women’s in 8:52.38.

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