Article by Luminița Paul – published on Saturday, 02 August 2025, 18:32 / Updated on Saturday, 02 August 2025 18:43
The Dutch swimmer Marit Steenbergen (25 years old) won the gold medal in the 100 m free of the world championships in Singapore, with a time of 52.55 s, managing to repeat the success from Doha 2024.
The final of such an expected 100 m free female from Singapore, after Thursday, July 31, David Popovici had imposed himself in the male one, offered the same winner as a year ago, in Doha: Marrit Steenbergen.
25 -year -old Dutch and Australian Mollie o'callaghan returned at the same time to 50 m, 25.34 s, but in the third position, after Torri Huske (USA), 25.16, and Sara Curtis (Italy), 25.28. Then, however, Steenbergen pushed very well, propelled and managed to swim the second part and impose itself in 52.55 s.
Marrit Steenbergen: “I tried to keep my calm”
“It's something crazy!” She exclaimed shortly after adjusting her breath. “When I won in Doha, I said,” Ok “, but to succeed in front of these opponents … I don't know what to say. I feel so happy. After the pole, I knew they were in good shape, but during the week I became more and more stressed,” confessed Batava, who took the team, who took the team, with a 4th place.
“I felt this stress now a little, so I tried to keep my calm. I was thinking: “I want to win, but the girls are so good,” you know? I sought to give my best I had better, just that I thought“Marit added.
But what did he remember when he looked at the table? “I was, I don't know, relieved … happy. I think I felt all the emotions at the same time. When I came back, I saw the light, but I said, “Okay, it may be second place.” But so happy when I realized I was the first”, She listed the experiences, quoted by Stateofswimming.
As for the race itself, he added: “I was 75 meters when I noticed that I was easy in front, but I knew Mollie was going very quickly on the second 50, I was beginning to feel that I was tired.
Marrit Steenbergen in action at CM 2025 Photo: Imago Images
For the Dutch, the Paris Olympics brought a great disappointment. Qualified in the last act with the fifth time, she finished the final in the 7th place, the gold medal being awarded by Sarah Sjostrom (Sweden), followed by Torri Huske and Siobham Haughey (Hong Kong).
“It was difficult after Paris, so I took a little break. To return faster and stronger than I was … it was tough here, there, but it was better after that. The interruption was something good for me“She analyzed.
“Swimming means a lot of training. We are there, week after week, every day. It's hard enough because you want to combine with social life, maybe with studies. For the Olympic Games I trained four years … Then you need a break to enjoy life from outside swimming. Many swimmers are only two months old, then they are in shape, ”said Steenbergen.
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100 m free female world final from Singapore 2025
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The world title, for her, means “that I am where I wanted to compete here. At the beginning of the season, I was thinking, ok, I want to get to the World Cup, but I don't know what form I will get. To be in the final and now to win, it's something crazy. I didn't expect this after the Olympic Games”Dutch assured.
I hope to stay in this form three years. Many can happen. New swimmers may appear. Maybe some have not competed here, we will see what is happening. It's three years old, but I have a good starting point – Marrit Steenbergen
