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Articles by Marrit Steenbergen
Astana closes the Silk Road Tour with records, showdowns and home support
Swimming # Swimming World Cup 2026 Comes to A Close in Astana Image Source: Victor Magdeyev/ Getty Images The World Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2026 came to a dramatic close in Astana on Saturday after three nights of compelling racing, with South Africa’s Pieter Coetze and the Netherlands’ Marrit Steenbergen celebrating the overall men’s and women’s titles respectively. In total, there were 22 Crowns clinched by 14 athletes in the Kazakhstan capital – each worth $10,000 in prize money.
Marrit Steenbergen, Pieter Coetze clinch World Cup titles as curtain falls on Silk Road Tour in Astana
Swimming #Swimming | Silk Road Tour draws to scintillating conclusion in Astana Image Source: Victor Magdeyev/Getty Images The two World Champions took home $100,000 paydays in winning the overall World Cup titles on a dramatic final night in Kazakhstan.
World Records and powerful legacies: Tashkent feels the force of the Silk Road Tour
Swimming # Swimming World Cup in Tashkent Image Source: @kamilla.khasanova.sport / Uzbekistan Aquatics Building on the momentum generated at the first stop in Baku, Tashkent delivered world-record performances and dramatic racing as the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2026 rumbled along on the Silk Road Tour.
Kornev breaks World Record as Steenbergen and Coetze seal gold on Day three in Tashkent
Swimming #Swimming | Swimming World Cup Final Day in Tashkent Image Source: Tolib Kosimov/Getty Images Marrit Steenbergen strengthened her grip on the women's standings, Pieter Coetze came within five hundredths of another World Record and Egor Kornev set a new global mark in the men's 50m Butterfly as the second stop of the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup concluded in dramatic fashion in the Uzbekistan capital.
Pieter Coetze smashes 50m Backstroke World Record on Day 2 in Tashkent
Swimming #Swimming Day 2 in Tashkent Image Source: Tolib Kosimov/Getty Images South Africa claimed two famous wins on Friday night in Uzbekistan as Coetze broke his first career World Record.
Cameron McEvoy inches closer to 50m freestyle world record to open Swimming World Cup in Tashkent
Swimming #Swimming | Day 1 in Tashkent Image Source: Tolib Kosimov/ Getty Images Cameron McEvoy and Marrit Steenbergen sit second all-time in their respective events after Thursday’s starter to the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Tashkent Rights-free content from the Swimming World Cup is available to download from the World Aquatics Media Pool The Swimming World Cup 2026 Silk Road Tour continued on Thursday evening in Uzbekistan with some of the world’s best putting on a scintillating...
Silk Road Tour Continues: World Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2026 Heads to Tashkent
Swimming #Swimming | Swimming World Cup heads to Tashkent Image Source: World Aquatics The World Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2026 heads to Tashkent, Uzbekistan from 8-10 October for the second stop of the three-stop Silk Road Tour, with the world's leading swimmers continuing their journey east towards the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) in Beijing this December.
Silk Road Tour Begins: World Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2026 Opens in Baku Tomorrow
Swimming #Swimming | Baku ready to host World Cup opener Image Source: Caspar Corbeau predicts an “unforgettable three weeks of racing” on the Silk Road Tour (Chris Tanouye/Getty Images) History will be made in Azerbaijan from 1-3 October as the first World Aquatics event in the country launches the three-stop Silk Road Tour, featuring 216 athletes from 44 nations, USD $1.2 million in prize money and wildcard places for the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) in Beijing up for grabs.
Marrit Steenbergen, Tes Schouten Celebrate a Golden Dutch double; China take Two More Golds on Night Six of Swimming in Doha
Swimming #AQUADoha2024 | Spain’s Hugo Gonzalez became World champion in the 200m backstroke Netherlands and China celebrated two gold medals each on the sixth night of swimming from the World Aquatics Championships - Doha 2024. After blasting a 52.53 in the semi-finals, Marrit Steenbergenof the Netherlands swam even faster on Friday night in Doha to win her first ever World title in the 100m freestyle at 52.26, moving herself up two spots on the all-time list to eighth.
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