ODMC2025sc Maastricht – Report day 3

This morning, the ladies started with the 800m freestyle.
In the first heat, Conny Boer-Buys (D75+) swam a Dutch Masters record in a time of 12:55.51.
In the age category (D50+), Carla Geurts and Liselotte Joling competed side by side in an exciting battle for gold and silver. The race was neck and neck throughout. Carla ultimately came out on top and won gold in a time of 9:45.77. Liselotte finished a fraction later in a time of 9:46.13.

Micky Grulms (D50+) improved the Luxembourg Masters record in a time of 10:20.15.
Viktoria Haden-Felfoldi (D40+) improved the Hungarian Masters record with a time of 9:42.73.
Ann Wanter (D40+) swam a Belgian Masters record in the same age category with a time of 10:01.38.
Laura Setz (W25+) sharpened the Dutch Masters record to a time of 9:11.93.
Amber van der Kruk (W20+) swam a Dutch record PARA S14 in a time of 9:44.93.

After a short break, the men started the 400m medley.
Frank Gruner (H55+) improved the WORLD MASTERS RECORD in a time of 4:49.07.

In this photo with Claudia (organisation team)

Jon Christensen (H40+) improved the Luxembourg Masters record in a time of 5:46.80.
Wouter Zijlstra (H20+) swam a Dutch Masters record in a time of 4:30.89.

At the end of session 4, the 4x100m freestyle relay was swum.
ZPC Amersfoort 1 D240+, Lesley Cordial, Atie Pijtak-Radersma, Marjan Remmits-de Lange and Lidia v. Bon-Rosenbrand, improved the EUROPEAN MASTERS RECORD in a time of 4:29.85

PSV 1, 320+ Mixed, Lottie Geurts, Rob Hanou, Corrie Verhoeven and Brend Brevé, swam a Dutch Masters record in a time of 6:43.13. The time of starting swimmer Lottie Geurts (D90+), 2:07.54, was also an improvement on the Dutch Masters record.
WVZ 1, 200+ Mixed, Bart Heggelman, Roos van Esch, Hugo Bregman and Delia Badoux improved the Dutch Masters record in a time of 4:04.63.
ZPC Amersfoort 2, H200+, Bas Braun, Chester Marsman, Johan Remmits and Erwin Buist improved the Dutch Masters record in a time of 3:52.02

At the ODMC, everything is “talked through” by two speakers, André van Buiten and Tamara Sloothaak. We are curious about their experiences as speakers at the ONMKs:

Tamara Sloothaak: “Commentating at an ODMC is a real treat! For me, it feels like a family reunion, as you see each other once every six months, it’s great fun and you catch up. There are so many inspiring stories. As a speaker, you are the linchpin of the competition, you feel the atmosphere of the day and you have the influence to name the achievement of each result. It’s really great fun to do!”

André van Buiten: “The nice thing about being an announcer at the ODMC is that you can give free rein to your creativity, provide lots of background information and, perhaps because of my work, I try to pronounce everything correctly in all languages. I think it’s important to pronounce everyone’s name correctly, but also to be able to make announcements in all languages. When I was asked to be the announcer at these competitions, in addition to being part of the KNZB announcer team, like Tamara, for example, it was not only because of my experience, but also because of my own swimming history and my volunteer work as an official. I try to provide that background information here as well. It’s great that people appreciate that!”

The afternoon session began with the 200m butterfly:
Lidia van Bon-Rosenbrand (D55+) improved the Dutch Masters record with a time of 2:42.47.
Liselotte Joling (D50+) swam a Dutch Masters record in a time of 2:37.45.
Viktoria Haden-Felfoldi (D40+) improved the Hungarian Masters record with a time of 2:25.56. Ann Wanter swam a Belgian Masters record in the same age category with a time of 2:38.45.
Matteo Viani (H30+) swam a Dutch Masters record with a time of 2:11.69.

The next distance on the programme was the 50m backstroke.
Kira Toussaint (W30+) also sprinted to the EUROPEAN MASTERS RECORD in this distance. She touched the wall in a time of 28.09.
Lottie Geurts (W90+) swam a Dutch Masters record in a time of 1:06.40.
Allie Price (D60+) improved the British Masters record in a time of 34.46. Judith Cromjongh swam a Dutch Masters record in the same age category in a time of 37.27.
Jil Pocervina (D35+) swam a Luxembourg Masters record in a time of 33.66.
In the men’s competition, Salvo Andronico (M60+) swam a Luxembourg Masters record in a time of 40.84.

The short course edition of the ODMC also includes the 100m medley.
Colette Crabbé (D65+) improved the Belgian Masters record in this event with a time of 1:20.27.
Allie Price (D60+) swam another British Masters record, completing this distance in a time of 1:16.16.
Delia Badoux (D45+) improved the Dutch Masters record with a time of 1:08.49.
Kira Toussaint (D30+) swam a Dutch Masters record in a time of 1:04.80.
Matthias Millers (H55+) improved the German Masters record to 1:04.66.

The programme continued with the 200m freestyle
Malin Nilsson (W50+) improved the Luxembourg Masters record with a time of 2:17.36. In the D45+ age category, Carole Kettenmeyer-Reuland did the same with a final time of 2:19.74.
Leonie van Noort (W30+) swam a Dutch Masters record with a time of 2:04.92.
In the first series of the men’s event, Willem Putter (M80+) swam a Dutch Masters record in a time of 3:19.45.
Karol Lacko (M60+) improved the Slovakian Masters record in a time of 2:22.06.

The last individual distance of the day was the 100m breaststroke.
Loekie van Huissteden (D80+) improved the Dutch Masters record with a time of 2:18.62.
Colette Crabbé (D65+) swam a Belgian Masters record with a time of 1:31.09.
Micky Grulms (D50+) sharpened the Luxembourg Masters record to 1:21.46. Just like Carole Kettenmeyer-Reuland (D45+) in a time of 1:23.02.
Danielle Reijnders (D40+) swam a Dutch Masters record in a time of 1:16.65.

The event concluded with the 4x50m medley relay.
PSV 1, Mixed 320+ with Corrie Verhoeven, Brend Brevé, Rob Hanou and Lottie Geurts swam a Dutch Masters record in a time of 3:11.78.
ZPC Amersfoort 2, H240+ with Chester Marsman, Edwin van Norden, Ron Korzelius and Johan Remmits improved the Dutch Masters record to a time of 2:02.04.

In conversation with Yvonne Bruls 35+ from MZ&PC in her role as master swimmer and organiser.
“I really enjoy the combination of swimming and organising as a club. You know that everyone here enjoys coming, and that makes it fun for us as an organisation to organise it. Partly because there are so many of us doing it, but also because you experience the tournament in a completely different way behind the scenes and during the preparations.
Although it may be tougher than usual this weekend, I am already very satisfied with my own swimming. The 100 backstroke on Friday morning was my best time of the season, so in that respect, this tournament has already been a success!
I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who volunteered to help organise this tournament. Both from MZ&PC, but also the officials and everyone else involved. Without them, it would not have been such a great tournament!”