Marrit Steenbergen had a heck of a 2025 season. At the 2025 World Championships in Singapore, she touched first in the 100 free, defending her world title from 2024. Then, to end the year, she won 6 gold medals in Lublin at the SC European Championships, where she also set 5 European records. Steenbergen joins us to discuss her big year and her new training style that has brought her success so far.
While she’s in the water 8-9x per week during much of the season, she’s started the last two seasons by only swimming 3 days per week (5x within those three days) and focusing on building strength outside the pool.
- 0:00 Marrit Steenbergen Introduction
- 2:55 Short Course European Champs
- 24:36 AUS vs The World
- 33:45 Clinic in Oman
- 37:20 Normal Training Week & Focus
- 41:08 Swimming 3 Days per Week
- 48:02 2024 Paris Olympics
- 51:00 2025 World Champs
- 54:25 2026 Event Focus & Schedule
- 58:05 Training Group
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Douglas,Macintosh and her in 200IM SCM
She is very fast
More and more swimmers who are later in their career are going to discover that this type of training pays off wonders
Haven’t listened to a podcast in a while but I’ll definitely make time for this one.
Yeah, sounds interesting.
But you have to wonder whether her 200 free/IM suffers.
Which is fine if she keeps consistency in her 100 free and win gold everytime.
Her 200 im scm was still so fast, she almost broke Kate’s wr
This drives Me Crazy. If I practiced 3 Times a Week, I’d be eating a Hearty Serving of propellor (las I Watched my competitors ride off to Champuonships and Prohbaly steal my wife (she Loves me but My Prowess is a big part of my attraction and I know it!)! As Pro Atgletes We Should always be honing our (water) Craft.
Enough Complaining for the morning. I’m going to go Smoke a cigar and Walk my Dog noodles.
Randy