Marrit Steenbergen Takes European Championship Silver in the 100-Meter Backstroke, Koen De Groot Second in the 50-Meter Breaststroke.
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Swimmer Koen de Groot has won a silver medal in the 50-meter breaststroke at the European Swimming Championships. The 22-year-old from Limburg clocked 26.62 and improved his own Dutch record by six hundredths of a second. Marrit Steenbergen took silver in the 100-meter backstroke.
“You could certainly say that,” grinned Koen de Groot on Saturday evening after being asked whether the 50-meter breaststroke had become an Olympic event just in time. The 22-year-old breaststroke specialist surprised everyone with a silver medal at the European Long Course Championships in Paris. “Wow, that feels really good.”
Swimmer Koen de Groot has won a silver medal in the 50-meter breaststroke at the European Swimming Championships. The 22-year-old from Limburg clocked 26.62 and improved his own Dutch record by six hundredths of a second. He was only beaten by the Italian Nicolò Martinenghi, who finished in 26.57. Martinenghi's compatriot Simone Cerasuolo also finished in 26.62.
Koen de Groot surprisingly won a silver medal in the 50-meter breaststroke at the European Long Course Championships in Paris on Saturday. He was only beaten by the Italian Nicolò Martinenghi. Marrit Steenbergen also took silver in the 100-meter backstroke.
Swimmer Koen de Groot has won a silver medal in the 50-meter breaststroke at the European Swimming Championships. The 22-year-old from Limburg clocked 26.62 and improved his own Dutch record by six hundredths of a second. He was only beaten by the Italian Nicolò Martinenghi, who finished in 26.57. Martinenghi's compatriot Simone Cerasuolo also finished in 26.62.
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