2020 ANTWERP DIAMOND RACE
- Saturday, March 7th & Sunday, March 8th
- Wezenberg Pool, Antwerp, Belgium
- 50m (LCM)
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Just when we were settling down from 24-year-old Arno Kamminga’s new Dutch national record of 58.52 in the 100m breaststroke heats here at the Antwerp Diamond Race, the man went ahead and shaved another .09 off of that outing in the final.
Hitting the wall in a monster time of 58.43 for gold by a mile, Kamminga keeps getting better, moving his PB and national record down from 58.98 in November to 58.65 in December to 58.61 in January and even lower to 58.52 this morning before his 58.43 eye-popper this evening.
Splits for Kamminga’s race this morning in Antwerp versus tonight’s effort include the following, with a big differentiation in strategy between the 2 swims.
Old Record 58.52: 27.28/31.24
New Record 58.43: 27.62/30.81
With his 58.43 scorcher, Kamminga bumps himself up from slot #5 to now become the world’s 3rd fastest performer in history just months out from the 2020 Olympic Games
| #1 – 56.88 | ADAM PEATY | GBR | 7/21/2019 | GWANGJU | |
| #2 – 58.29 | Ilya Shymanovich | BLR | FFN Golden Tour | 3/22/2019 | Marseilles |
| #3 –58.43 | Arno Kamminga | NED | 2020 Antwerp Diamond Race | 02/07/2020 | Antwerp |
| #4 – 58.46 | James Wilby & Cameron van der Burgh | GBR | 2019 FINA World/2012 OLY Games | 7/22/2019 & 07/28/2012 | Gwangju & London |
Kamminga’s 58.43 outing also keeps him atop the world rankings throne for the season, positioned ahead of the likes of Great Britain’s Adam Peaty and Belarus’ Ilya Shymanovich.
2019-2020 LCM MEN 100 BREAST
Peaty
58.13
| 2 | Arno Kamminga | NED | 58.43 | 03/07 |
| 3 | Ilya Shymanovich | BLR | 58.73 | 08/02 |
| 4 | Nicolo Martinenghi | ITA | 58.75 | 12/12 |
| 5 | Zibei Yan | CHN | 58.83 | 01/18 |
This is looking like it’s going to be the second time in 30 years that an American won’t medal in the Olympics in this race (1988, 2004)
2008 also no 100 breast podium for America
Didn’t Hansen get silver in 2004? He came 4th in the 200 I thought.
Yeah Hansen got silver but the winner did a fly kick off the turn before that was allowed and it was like 0.01 between them so…
Yeah I think he means 2008
It’ll be tough for them to make the final with this many 58’s. Don’t see anyone going 58.5. If everyone else is on, that’s a tight field. Maybe Wilson.
Peaty* Kamminga* Zibei* Wilby* I think are locks for the final. Shymanovich could easily make it but isn’t too consistent, and then yes there’s Chupkov Prigoda and Matt Wilson. If Fink/MA/Andrew Wilson can muster a 58 high I think that makes it. Super fast field
Honestly he could go well under 58s in Tokyo. It’ll take 58low to medal. Peaty, Kamminga & Wilby on the podium.
Shymanovich?!
doesnt look to consistent
My thinking: Kamminga is swimming 58s regularly before spring. He’ll drop again in summer and possibly go sub 58. Wilby is a postman and has (imo) the best stroke from a technical approach – It’ll hold up in an Olympic final. Shymanovich exciting but unpredictable – I’d have him 5th behind Yan Zibei.
Yan Zibei could threat to medal
oh yes , that guy is dangerous too