Marrit Steenbergen

Dutch swimmer (born 2000)

Marrit Steenbergen
Steenbergen with one of her Kazan 2015 medals
Personal information
National teamNetherlands
Born (2000-01-11) 11 January 2000 (age 24)
Ooststellingwerf, Netherlands
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, medley
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the  Netherlands
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2024 Doha 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2024 Doha 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2015 Kazan 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2015 Kazan 4×100 m mixed freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Budapest 4×100 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Fukuoka 100 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2022 Melbourne 100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Windsor 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Melbourne 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Melbourne 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Melbourne 4×50 m mixed freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2016 London 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2016 London 4×100 m mixed freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2022 Rome 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2022 Rome 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2022 Rome 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2022 Rome 4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2020 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2020 Budapest 4×100 m mixed freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2022 Rome 200 m individual medley
Bronze medal – third place 2016 London 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rome 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rome 4×100 m medley
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2015 Netanya 4×50 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2021 Kazan 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2015 Netanya 4×50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Netanya 100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Kazan 100 m freestyle
Junior level
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku 4×100 m medley

Marrit Steenbergen (born 11 January 2000) is a Dutch competitive swimmer. She won gold medals in the 100 m and 200 m freestyle events at the 2022 European Championships held in Rome, Italy.

Career

In 2013, Steenbergen competed at the 2013 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival taking 2 silver medals in (50 m freestyle and 100 m freestyle).

In June 2015, 15-year-old Steenbergen competed at the inaugural 2015 European Games in Baku, she won gold in 100 m freestyle ahead of Russia's Arina Openysheva clocking in at 53.97 s.[1] Steenbergen also won five silver medals (in the 50 m freestyle, 200 m freestyle, 4 × 200 m freestyle, 4 × 100 m medley, and 4 × 100 m freestyle). The swimming part of the Games were open to junior only.

Steenbergen went on to represent the Netherlands at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, competing in two relay events. She won a silver medal on the first day of competition in the women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay, swimming the second leg in the heats and the third leg in the final. She won another silver medal as part of the mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle, swimming the third leg in the heats. She did not swim in the final, but still received a medal.

At the 2015 European Short Course Championships in December 2015, Steenbergen won her first international championship medal at the senior level in an individual event. She won the bronze medal in the 100-meter individual medley in 59.00 seconds, finishing behind Katinka Hosszú, who broke the world record, and Siobhan-Marie O'Connor.[2]

Steenbergen on the starting block, during the Rio 2016 Olympics.

Steenbergen qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the 4 × 100 and 4 × 200 meter freestyle relays.[3] In the 4×100 meter freestyle relay the team finished 4th in the final, with Steenbergen swimming the first leg. She also swam the 200 meter individual medley and finished 34th in the heats.

Personal bests

Short course[4]
Event Time Date Location
50 m freestyle 24.41 2022-10-21 Berlin, Germany
100 m freestyle 51.25 2022-12-15 Melbourne, Australia
200 m freestyle 1:52.28 2022-12-18 Melbourne, Australia
100 m medley 57.53NR 2022-12-16 Melbourne, Australia
200 m medley 2:04.94NR 2022-12-13 Melbourne, Australia
Long course[4]
Event Time Date Location
50 m freestyle 24.42 2023-04-09 Eindhoven, Netherlands
100 m freestyle 52.26 2024-02-16 Doha, Qatar
200 m freestyle 1:55.51 2023-07-26 Fukuoka, Japan
200 m medley 2:09.16NR 2023-04-08 Rotterdam, Netherlands
400 m medley 4:44.28NR 2023-04-07 Rotterdam, Netherlands

References

  1. ^ "Dutch speedster takes blue riband sprint title, but Russian still wins two golds". Baku2015. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Lord, Craig (4 December 2015). "Laszlo Cseh Thirsty In His Thirties: 1:51.36 Euro Mark Takes 200IM Gold In 3rd Best Ever". Swimvortex. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  3. ^ Race, Loretta (12 July 2016). "Kromowidjojo, Dekker, Verschuren Among 17-Strong Dutch Olympic Roster". Swimswam. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Marrit Steenbergen Personal Bests". swimrankings.net. Retrieved 5 November 2021.

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