﻿{"id":421969,"date":"2020-03-11T12:15:33","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T19:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=421969"},"modified":"2020-03-19T13:05:43","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T20:05:43","slug":"arno-kamminga-on-insane-breaststroke-double-in-antwerp-training-for-an-under-threat-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/arno-kamminga-on-insane-breaststroke-double-in-antwerp-training-for-an-under-threat-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Arno Kamminga On &#8216;Insane&#8217; Breaststroke Double In Antwerp &#038; Training For an Under-Threat Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Arno Kamminga<\/strong> has described as \u201cmindblowing\u201d his breaststroke double at the <strong>Antwerp Diamond Race<\/strong> which propelled him to third all-time over 100m and second-fastest European in history in the 200.<\/p>\n<p>The Netherlands swimmer, who is coached by <strong>Mark Faber<\/strong> at the National Training Centre in Amsterdam, surprised himself by going 58.43 on Saturday in the 100m to cut 0.18secs from his previous best of 58.61 set at January\u2019s FINA Champions Swim Series in <strong>Shenzhen, China<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>There was more to come though as Kamminga returned the following day in the 200 to go 2:07.18, slicing a considerable chunk from his best of 2:07.96 from the Budapest World Cup leg in October 2019.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_288799\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-288799\" data-attachment-id=\"288799\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/rapsys-at-the-double-as-russia-take-relay-world-record-henrique-flies-at-european-championships\/european-short-course-swimming-championships-114\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Arno-Kamminga-Euro-Championships-2017.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,841\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Foto Giorgio Scala \\\/ Deepbluemedia \\\/Insidefoto&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;KAMMINGA Arno NED\\nMEN - 200 M BREASTSTROKE - FINAL\\nCopenhagen 14-12-2017 Royal Arena \\nLEN European Short Course Swimming \\nChampionships - Campionati Europei nuoto vasca corta\\nFoto \\u00a9 Giorgio Scala \\\/ Deepbluemedia&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1513271853&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Foto \\u00a9 Giorgio Scala \\\/ Deepbluemedia \\\/Insidefoto&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;European Short Course Swimming Championships&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"arno-kamminga\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;European Short Course Swimming Championships&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Arno Kamminga; Photo Courtesy: Foto Giorgio Scala \/ Deepbluemedia \/Insidefoto&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Arno-Kamminga-Euro-Championships-2017-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Arno-Kamminga-Euro-Championships-2017.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-288799\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Arno-Kamminga-Euro-Championships-2017-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"arno-kamminga\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-288799\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arno Kamminga; Photo Courtesy: Foto Giorgio Scala \/ Deepbluemedia \/Insidefoto<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It was all a surprise to Kamminga, especially given he was only recently back from a three-week training camp in Stellenbosch, South Africa, and he had moved house in the days before Antwerp which saw him choose not to compete over 50m.<\/p>\n<p>He told Swimming World:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt\u2019s mindblowing. This was amazing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was already feeling I could swim fast \u2013 and especially for the last couple of months I\u2019ve been improving so much.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am really, really confident now I can swim so fast but this was still a big surprise for me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was going to Antwerp in my mind with like alright try to push 58 again and a 2:08.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut to swim PBs and such big PBs it was amazing.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Now 24, Kamminga\u2019s 100m best at 21 was 1:01.24 but now he sits only behind\u00a0<strong>Adam Peaty<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 on a best of 56.88 \u2013 and\u00a0<strong>Ilya Shymanovich<\/strong>\u00a0(58.29) and ahead of\u00a0<strong>James Wilby<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Cameron van der Burgh<\/strong>\u00a0(both with bests of 58.46).<\/p>\n<p>He went out in 27.62 and showed some serious back-end speed of 30.81.<\/p>\n<p>It all prompted a post on social media by 2012 Olympic champion <strong>Cameron van der Burgh<\/strong> who said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhoa! Well done Kamminga\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-9pa8cd\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/abs-0.twimg.com\/emoji\/v2\/svg\/1f44d.svg\" alt=\"Thumbs up\" width=\"46\" height=\"46\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Olympics are on (Coronavirus) this 100 breast field is going to be swift!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Welcome words indeed to the Dutchman, who said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI always remember the 100 breast final in London with Cameron which was pretty amazing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI looked up to him. He sent out a tweet last weekend which was really cool.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Splits of 29.09; 32.49; 32.64; 32.96 in the 200 saw him move to sixth all-time and take his place in the European record books behind only world champion and world-record holder <strong>Anton Chupkov<\/strong> (2:06.12) and ahead of 2012 Olympic champion\u00a0<strong>Daniel Gyurta<\/strong>\u00a0(2:07.23).<\/p>\n<p>1 2:06.12 WORLDS19\u00a0 Anton Chupkov, RUS<\/p>\n<p>2 2:06.67 JPNKKC17\u00a0 \u00a0Ippei Watanabe, JPN<\/p>\n<p>3 2:06.67 WORLDS19 Matthew Wilson, AUS<\/p>\n<p>4 2:07.01 JPNSFSEP\u00a0 \u00a0Akihiro Yamaguchi, JPN<\/p>\n<p>5 2:07.17 USAOLY16\u00a0 \u00a0Josh Prenot, USA<\/p>\n<p>6 2:07.18 JPNNAT17\u00a0 \u00a0Koseki, Yasuhiro, JPN<\/p>\n<p>6 2:07.18 ANTWERP20 Arno Kamminga, NED<\/p>\n<p>He laughed:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI only heard the day after that I was second European \u2013 it\u2019s insane to think about.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember watching the London Olympics with (Daniel) Gyurta and Michael Jamieson and those amazing races and now I\u2019m faster than them and I\u2019m like how?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn the other hand, I can still feel there is more left in the tank and I feel I\u2019m not even close to my limits so I\u2019ll try to look at it like this is a big confidence boost.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sure I\u2019m not going to swim every competition this fast but I\u2019ll try to improve and I really believe I can swim fast this summer.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>A Golden End To 2019 And Looking Ahead In Olympic Year<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_405761\" style=\"width: 357px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-405761\" data-attachment-id=\"405761\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/arno-kamminga-on-insane-breaststroke-double-in-antwerp-training-for-an-under-threat-olympics\/arnokammingajpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/arnokammingajpg.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"arnokammingajpg\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;12\/18\/19&lt;br \/&gt;\nArno Kamminga &#8211; 100m breaststroke gold for the Orange &#8211; at European Short-Course Championships in Glasgow &#8211; Photo Courtesy: Patrick B. Kraemer&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Arno Kamminga &#8211; 100m breaststroke gold for the Orange &#8211; at European Short-Course Championships in Glasgow &#8211; Photo Courtesy: Patrick B. Kraemer&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/arnokammingajpg-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/arnokammingajpg.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-405761\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/arnokammingajpg-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"arnokammingajpg\" width=\"347\" height=\"248\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-405761\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arno Kamminga wins 100m breaststroke gold at the European Short-Course Championships in Glasgow &#8211; Photo Courtesy: Patrick B. Kraemer<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Kamminga qualified for the Netherlands\u2019 Olympic team in the 200m at the World Championships in Gwangju last year and booked his 100m slot at the Swim Cup Amsterdam in December 2019 when he clocked 58.65.<\/p>\n<p>That followed a camp in Rome, which involved \u201cmassive sets\u201d and an emphasis on strength training, before competing at the European World Cup cluster and in Kazan, Russia, where he went inside 59secs for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>He says: \u201cFrom there the confidence started building and building and I never stopped and looked back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>December also saw Kamminga claim his first individual international medals when he made four trips to the podium at the European Short-Course Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>Double gold over 100m and 200m breaststroke was accompanied by silver in the 4x50m mixed medley relay and bronze in the 50m, with all the individual medals won in national-record time.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThat was amazing,\u201d he reflects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was dreaming and wishing for a long time for this but to finally do it and to finally really believe in myself (that) I can do this and even more, it feels so good.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStill every time I go for a best time \u2013 everybody knows you can\u2019t always swim a best time \u2013 to do it, it is always a surprise.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_418477\" style=\"width: 362px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-418477\" data-attachment-id=\"418477\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/arno-kamminga-on-insane-breaststroke-double-in-antwerp-training-for-an-under-threat-olympics\/arno-kamminga\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/arno-kamminga-2019-FINA-Champs-Indy-2057-e1582477173561.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1125\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;E-M1X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;arno-kamminga-&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1559435456&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;arno-kamminga-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"arno-kamminga-2019 FINA Champs Indy 2057\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7\/10\/20&lt;br \/&gt;\narno-kamminga- 200 Breaststroke, 2019, Day 2, FINA Champs Indy, Kamminga Arno&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/arno-kamminga-2019-FINA-Champs-Indy-2057-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/arno-kamminga-2019-FINA-Champs-Indy-2057-1024x768.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-418477\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/arno-kamminga-2019-FINA-Champs-Indy-2057-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"arno-kamminga-\" width=\"352\" height=\"251\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-418477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Kamminga has propelled himself into the upper echelons of men\u2019s breaststroke this Olympic year.<\/p>\n<p>However, nobody knows what will happen in the coming months with the coronavirus now officially a pandemic and the Olympics due to be held in Tokyo seriously under threat.<\/p>\n<p>Some have suggested it be pushed back to later in the year and earlier on Wednesday <strong>Haruyuki Takahashi<\/strong>, a member of the Tokyo 2020 executive board, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympic-games-could-be-delayed-1-2-years-tokyo-2020-board-member-believes\/\">said a delay of one to two years<\/a> would be the \u201cmost feasible\u201d option if the Olympic Games could not be held in July and August.<\/p>\n<p>How do you approach it from a psychological point of view when the event you are training for may not take place?<\/p>\n<p>Kamminga said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI try not to think about it. If it happens, it happens \u2013 like everything happens for a reason but I know I have to swim fast this summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is all I want to think about, that is what the plan is, what I am preparing for and if it doesn\u2019t happen, it doesn\u2019t happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know I can swim fast and I know I can switch fast if I have to. Let\u2019s see how others can handle and cope with maybe a cancellation or later in the year.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So too does Kamminga have a long-term view, saying:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI\u2019m trying to train in such a way that I can maintain this for years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not pushing my body to the limits where I need to stop in a year because of my body giving out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMentally as well, I am really trying to set up to maintain this for years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is why I am not afraid of this summer: I know I am doing really well right now but I also know I can do really well for years to come.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arno Kamminga has described as \u201cmindblowing\u201d his breaststroke double at the Antwerp Diamond Race which propelled him to third all-time over 100m and second-fastest European in history in the 200.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7575,"featured_media":405771,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,122100],"tags":[119404,26806,40480,6141,121913,40554,25277,120856,25139,75342,121973,62039,41215,26558,27130,124,40353,58477,276],"class_list":["post-421969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-features","tag-2019-european-short-course-championships","tag-adam-peaty","tag-anton-chupkov","tag-antwerp","tag-antwerp-diamond-race","tag-arno-kamminga","tag-cameron-van-der-burgh","tag-coronavirus","tag-daniel-gyurta","tag-fina-champions-swim-series","tag-haruyuki-takahashi","tag-ilya-shymanovich","tag-james-wilby","tag-kazan","tag-michael-jamieson","tag-netherlands","tag-shenzhen","tag-tokyo-2020","tag-world-cup"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Arno Kamminga On &#039;Insane&#039; 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