Toussaint Gets Under 59.0 For First Time (Updated with Video)
Dutch racer Kira Toussaint just keeps getting faster, nailing a new national record n the women’s 100 back this morning Rotterdam.
Heemskerk Retains 100 Free Olympic Spot; Corbeau Hits 59.5 100 Breast
Read on to find out the 2020 Olympic implications of today’s swims at the Rotterdam Qualification Meet (RQM) in the Netherlands.
Future Wolfpack Swimmer Noe Ponti Clocks 1:56.48 200 Fly Swiss Record
It was another big day for NC State commit Noe Ponti of Switzerland, as the 19-year-old fired off his 2nd national record in as many days.
Watch Arno Kamminga Become World’s 4th Fastest 200 Breaststroker
Yesterday Arno Kamminga of the Netherlands joined the 2:06 club of men’s 200m breaststrokers, just the 4th man ever to do so.
Rotterdam: Schouten Shaves .04 Off Dutch Record In 100 Breast Prelims
Firing off her 2nd national standard in as many days, Tes Schouten produced a new lifetime best in the 100m breast today in Rotterdam in a time of 1:06.92.
Kamminga Joins Exclusive Club With 2:06.85 200 Breaststroke
The Netherlands’ Arno Kamminga made history tonight, becoming just the 4th swimmer ever to dip under the 2:07 threshold in the men’s 200m breast.
Toussaint Takes 50 Back Dutch Record Down To 27.37
Already this morning at the RQM, Kira Toussaint matched her own Dutch national record in the heats of the women’s 50m backstroke. She just did it again.
Wolfpack’s Noe Ponti Lowers Hours-Old Swiss 100 Fly Record To 51.15
Earlier today at the 2020 RQM, Switzerland’s Noe Ponti put up the swim of his life in the men’s 100m fly to notch a new national record at 51.24.
NC State-Bound Noe Ponti Hits 51.24 Swiss 100 Fly Record
The records keep falling at the Rotterdam Qualification Meet in the Netherlands, but this particular swim features a visiting Swiss athlete.
Toussaint Ties Own Dutch 50 Back Record At Rotterdam Prelims
26-year-old Kira Toussaint produced a time of 27.49 in the women’s 50m backstroke this morning, a time which matches her Dutch national record.
19-Year-Old Schouten Takes Down 2009 Dutch Breast Record
19-year-old Tes Schouten is making the most of her swims in Rotterdam, putting up a national record in the women’s 200m breaststroke.
Kamminga Slices .01 Off Dutch Record For 2:07.17 200 Breast
Dutchman Arno Kamminga just moved up one spot on the all-time performers’ list of men’s 200m breaststrokers with a national record.
Croenen Captures Belgian 100 Fly Record In Rotterdam
Belgian swimmer Louis Croenen nailed a new national standard in the prelims, hitting a time of 52.10 as the fastest man ever from his nation.
Quarantined Heemskerk’s 50 Free OLY Spot Snagged By Van Roon
While Dutch freestyle ace Femke Heemskerk watched from quarantine, Valerie Van Roon sneaked into Olympic qualification in the 50m free.
Korstanje Hits 21.98 50 Free Career-Best As 3rd Dutchman Ever Under 22.0
NC State’s Nyls Korstanje is competing in his native Netherlands this week, tearing up his personal bests through just one event.