Arno Kamminga Enjoys Return To Dutch Waters With 100m Breaststroke Title
Arno Kamminga won the 100m breaststroke as he continues to enjoy his return to Dutch waters at the national short course championships in Rotterdam.
The double Olympic silver medallist relocated to Hong Kong to train under Tom Rushton in May after coach Mark Faber’s switch to the top role with the Belgium national team.
Kamminga took eight months away from the pool following Paris 2024 where he finished sixth in the 100m breaststroke before withdrawing from the 200 following prelims.
On Saturday, the 30-year-old took the national title in 57.31 – well within the 57.63 QT for short-course Europeans – with Koen de Groot also inside the cut with both men also qualifying in the 50.
The final day includes the 200 breast in which Kamminga’s former training partner Caspar Corbeau broke the WR at the World Cup in Toronto as he became the first man inside the 2min mark in 1:59.52.
Fourteen qualification times for December’s European s/c Championships in Poland were achieved on Saturday following 13 on the opening day.
Thom de Boer (21.31), Kenzo Simons (21.35) and Brandon van den Berg (21.37) were all inside the 21.40 cut in the men’s 50 free with Valerie van Roon the only woman to break 24secs in 23.99. Milou van Wijk was next home in 24.19 – after winning the 100 – with Tessa Giele (24.20) adding a third swim to her programme following the 50 fly and 50 breast.
Maaike de Waard was well inside the 100 back cut in 56.72 to book a second slot in Lublin following her 50 fly gold. Imani de Jong (4:05.26) and Marte Hieke van der Kamp (4:08.54) both booked a place in the women’s 400 free with Tiago Gomes inside the QT in the men’s equivalent in 3:43.75 to secure his second swim in Lublin following his QT in the 800.
Just two women contested the 200 fly with Britain’s Keanna MacInnes touching first in 2:09.28. Evy Rozeboom’s time of 2:09.64 in second was sufficient for a berth in Poland.
Thomas Jansen eased to victory in the men’s 400IM in 4:07.41 to book a ticket for Poland with Britain’s Tom Dean second in 4:13.15. Dean’s British teammate Katie Shanahan won the women’s long medley in 4:36.41.
