Caspar Corbeau Got Sick Last Night With An “Upper Respiratory Issue,” Wins 200 Breast Silver

2025 EUROPEAN SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS

• December 2-7, 2025
• Lublin, Poland
• SCM (25 meters)
• Meet Central
• Psych Sheets
• Live Results
• Live Recaps:
  • Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4
  • Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4

MEN’S 200 BREASTSTROKE – Final

• WR: 1:59.52 – Caspar Corbeau, NED (2025)
• WJR: 2:02.03 – Shin Ohashi, JPN (2025)
• ER: 1:59.52 – Caspar Corbeau, NED (2025)
• EJR: 2:03.75 — Filip Nowacki, GBR (2025)
• CR: 2:00.53 – Marco Koch, GER (2015)

Top 8 Finishers

1. Carles Coll Martí (ESP) – 2:00.86
2. Caspar Corbeau (NED) – 2:01.27
3. Luka Mladenovic (AUT) – 2:02.48
4. Filip Nowacki (GBR) – 2:02.96 EJR
5. Darius-Stefan Coman (ROU) – 2:03.17
6. Jeremias Alexander Pock (GER) – 2:04.52
7. Gabriele Mancini (ITA) – 2:05.84
8. Arno Kamminga (NED) – 2:05.93

World Record holder in the 200 breast Caspar Corbeau of the Netherlands got sick last night with an “upper respiratory issue.” Despite the sickness, Corbeau still swam to a silver medal in the 200 breaststroke at the 2025 European Championships in Lublin, Poland.

Corbeau swam to a gold medal earlier this week in the 100 breaststroke, touching in a 55.85 during finals. He notably swam a lifetime best in prelims of the 100 breast with a 55.54.  His time tonight in the 200 breast of a 2:01.27 was over a second off his lifetime best and World Record time of a 1:59.52 that he swam at the Toronto World Cup stop at the end of October.

This is not the first time he has battled illness during the second half of this year as he also fell ill twice in late August and early September.

Tonight’s swim marked Corbeau’s 3rd fastest performance ever as he also swam a 2:01.02 at the Belgian Championships at the start of November, coming off of his recent World Record.

He is scheduled to race in the 50 breaststroke which begins with prelims tomorrow morning. He is the top seed in the event.