Arno Kamminga Explained
| Arno Kamminga |
| Strokes: | Breaststroke |
| Club: | De Dolfijn |
| Coach: | Mark Faber |
| Birth Date: | 22 October 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Katwijk, Netherlands |
| Height: | 184 cm |
| Weight: | 80 kg |
Arno Kamminga (born 22 October 1995) is a Dutch swimmer. He won silver medals in the 100 metre breaststroke and 200 metre breaststroke events at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]
He made his international debut in the men's 50 metre breaststroke event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.[2] [3] Kamminga is a two times world silver medaillist (2022, 2023) in the 100 metre breaststroke and won several other medals at the World and European Championships (long course and short course),
While competing in the 2024 Summer Olympics, Kamminga generated controversy by wearing multicolor swim trunks that gave the appearance of being partially see-through in some areas.[4] Due to an injury he withdrew for the semi-finals in the 200 metre breaststroke.
Personal bests
| Short course[5] |
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| Event | Time | Date | Location |
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| 50 m breaststroke | NR 25.84 | 4 December 2019 | Glasgow | | 100 m breaststroke | NR 55.79 | 4 November 2021 | Kazan | | 200 m breaststroke | NR 2:01.43 | 17 December 2020 | Amsterdam | |
| valign=top align=left | | Long course |
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| Event | Time | Date | Location |
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| 50 m breaststroke | NR 26.80 | 9 April 2021 | Eindhoven | | 100 m breaststroke[6] | NR 57.80 | 24 July 2021 | Tokyo | | 200 m breaststroke | NR 2:06.85 | 4 December 2020 | Rotterdam | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: ZUMO Performance of the Week: Arno Kamminga Solidifies Olympic Berth With 58.6 100 Breast at Amsterdam Cup. 18 December 2019. Swimming World News. 17 February 2020.
- Web site: Heats results . 28 July 2017 . FINA . https://web.archive.org/web/20170728022846/http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000111010A0103EB01FFFFFFFFFFFF01 . 28 July 2017 . dead .
- Web site: 2017 World Aquatics Championships > Search via Athletes . 28 July 2017 . Budapest 2017 . 2 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190802184504/https://fina-budapest2017.com/en/home . dead .
- Web site: Olympics fans drool over Dutch swimmer's thirst trap swimsuit . 28 July 2024 .
- Web site: Arno Kamminga Personal Records. swimrankings.net . 5 November 2021.
- Web site: Arno Kamminga Breaks Dutch National Record, Posts 57.80 100 Breast in Prelims . swimswam.com . 24 July 2021 . 24 July 2021.
