Steenbergen Wins 100 Free Gold For The Netherlands At World Championships – News18

DOHA, Qatar: Marrit Steenbergen received gold for the Netherlands within the ladies’s 100-meter freestyle Friday on the World Aquatics Championships.

Siobhán Haughey of Hong Kong went out robust, making the flip with the lead. But Steenbergen completed stronger, touching first in 52.26 seconds — enhancing on a bronze-medal end eventually summer season’s worlds in Fukuoka and stamping her as one of many prime contenders for the Paris Olympics.

“The back half is my specialty,” stated Steenbergen, who additionally was a part of the successful Dutch workforce within the 4×100 freestyle relay.

Haughey settled for silver at 52.56, repeating her exhibiting from the 2023 worlds. The bronze went to Shayna Jack of Australia at 52.83, whereas American Kate Douglass simply missed a spot on the rostrum in fourth.

“My strength is typically in the first half of the race,” Haughey stated. “I died a little at the end, but that’s OK. That’s how I swim the 100.”

The reigning world champion, Australia’s Mollie O’Callaghan, skipped the Doha meet to give attention to the Olympics. World report-holder Sarah Sjöström of Sweden is on the championships however withdrew from the 100 free earlier than the preliminaries.

Four different finals have been on the schedule Friday on the Aspire Dome.

WATER POLO

The United States held off Hungary 8-7 to seize the ladies’s water polo title for the fifth time within the final six championships and eighth time total.

Rachel Fattal scored three targets and goalkeeper Ashleigh Johnson got here up huge on the defensive finish of the pool.

The Americans, who’re three-time reigning Olympic champions, bounced again from a quarterfinal loss eventually yr’s world championships in Fukuoka. Hungary got here up simply in need of its first ladies’s world title since 2005.

Spain defeated Greece 10-9 for the bronze medal.

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