The Netherlands have announced a squad of 17 for the pool programme in Fukuoka while Sharon van Rouwendaal is the sole open water swimmer as she seeks a second straight world title.
Among the 11 women headed for the Marine Messe are Tes Schouten, who last week took her first voyage inside 2:22 in the 200 breaststroke when she went 2:21.71 at the Dutch Long-Course Championships in Amersfoot.
Schouten has been taking chunks off her national records all year having also gone 1:05.71 over 100 at the Eindhoven Qualification Meet in April.
Leonie Beck, Sharon van Rouwendaal & Ana Cunha: Photo Courtesy: Andrea Staccioli / Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto
She is joined by Marrit Steenbergen who won the 100 (52.98) and 200 free (1:55.58) among five titles at the Dutch nationals.
Arno Kamminga swept the breaststroke events in Amersfoort and heads to Fukuoka to compete over 100 and 200 breaststroke although he won’t be in the 50, an event with which – he once told Swimming World – he has a love-hate relationship.
Van Rouwendaal won the 10k at last year’s World Championships in Budapest as well as taking bronze in the 25k, a year after Olympic silver.
She also has three silvers in open water competition stretching back to Kazan in 2015 and will take on the 5 and 10k in Japan.
Women:
Marrit Steenbergen (50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 200 IM), Imani de Jong (400 free, 1500 free), Kira Toussaint (100 back), Maaike de Waard (100 back), Tes Schouten (100 school, 200 school ), Janna van Kooten (200 free), Valerie van Roon (50 free), Kim Busch (relay), Milou van Wijk (relay), Sam van Nunen (relay), Silke Holkenborg (relay) and Sharon van Rouwendaal (5 and 10km open water).
Men:
Nyls Korstanje (100 butterfly), Arno Kamminga (100, 200 breaststroke), Thomas Jansen (400IM), Caspar Corbeau (200 school), Kenzo Simons (50 free), Thom de Boer (50 free).
TeamNL will also compete in the women’s 4×100 and 4×200 free and medley relays as well as the mixed 4×1 free and medley relays.
They’ll will participate at the Sette Colli in Rome (June 23-25) before the team leaves for a training camp in Hódmezővásárhely (Hungary) on Sunday, July 2.
From there, the group will travel to Fukuoka on Saturday, July 15, where the World Championships will begin on Sunday, July 23.