ODMC2025sc Maastricht – Report day 4

That morning, the men started with the 800m freestyle.
In the first heat, Willem Putter (H80+) swam a Dutch Masters record in a time of 14:41.67.
Karol Lacko (H60+) improved the Slovak Masters record in a time of 11:04.43.

After a short break, the ladies started the 400m medley.
Heat 1 of the 400m medley – always the most enjoyable heat of the ODMC – resulted in a Dutch Masters record for Antoinette Gilding-Tussaud (W80+). She improved her own record by no less than 20 seconds to a time of 9:34.01.
For Pierrette Michel (D60+), her split time in the 100m butterfly, 1:20.37, was good enough for a Belgian Masters record.
Viktoria Haden-Felfoldi (D40+) improved the Hungarian Masters record with a time of 5:18.62.

At the end of session 6, the 4x100m medley relay was swum.
The ladies 240+ and men 240+ from ZPC Amersfoort did well; both teams swam a EUROPEAN MASTERS RECORD!
ZPC Amersfoort 2, D240+ with Lesley Cordial, Lidia v. Bon-Rosenbrand, Marjan Remmits-de Lange and Atie Pijtak-Radersma swam a European Masters record in a time of 5:11.89.
ZPC Amersfoort 1, H240+ with Edwin van Norden, Chester Marsman, Ron Korzelius and Johan Remmits improved the European Masters record to a time of 4:32.97.

Hellas-Glana 1 H80+ with Arno Nelissen, Coen Keulen, Kevin Meuwissen and Lars Kerremans swam a Dutch Masters record in 3.56.94.

After words of thanks to the officials, organisers and volunteers, and the photo opportunities, the starting gun was fired for the final session of this ODMC. The first event on the programme was the 50m freestyle.
Drishyant Sujith (H25+) swam a Luxembourg Masters record in a time of 24.12.
Lottie Geurts (W90+) swam a Dutch Masters record in a time of 55.00.
Conny Boer-Buys (W75+) improved the Dutch Masters record in a time of 35.34.
Malin Nilsson (W50+) swam a Luxembourg Masters record in a time of 29.19.
Delia Badoux (W45+) sharpened the Dutch Masters record in a time of 27.73.

200m backstroke
Johan Remmits (M60+) improved the Dutch Masters record in a time of 2:28.86.
Judith Cromjongh (W60+) swam a Dutch Masters record in a time of 2:46.70.

50m breaststroke
André Jovet (M60+) improved the Luxembourg Masters record with a time of 36.44.
Loekie van Huissteden (W80+) swam a Dutch Masters record with a time of 1:02.34.
Allie Price (D60+) improved the British Masters record in a time of 39.65.
Danielle Reijnders (D40+) swam a Dutch Masters record in a time of 34.81.

100m butterfly
Claire Anthony (D65+) improved the Belgian Masters record in a time of 1:38.05.
Carole Kettenmeyer-Reuland (W45+) swam a Luxembourg Masters record in a time of 1:14.50.
Victoria Haden-Felfoldi (W40+) improved the Hungarian Masters record in a time of 1:06.96.

4x50m freestyle
ZPC Amersoort 1, D240+, Atie Pijtak-Radersma, Marjan Remmits-de Lange, Lidia van Bon-Rosenbrand and Lesley Cordial also improved the EUROPEAN MASTERS RECORD in this relay with a time of 2:01.33. The time of starting swimmer Atie Pijtak-Radersma (D65+), 30.63, was good for a Dutch Masters record.
ZPC Amersfoort 2 H200+, Bas Braun, Chester Marsman, Johan Remmits and Jeroen Zelsmann improved the Dutch Masters record in a time of 1:43.67.
WVZ 1, 120+ Mixed, Scott Jansen, Leonie van Noort, Delia Badoux and Sander Kirillov improved the Dutch Masters record in a time of 1:41.64.
Hellas-Glanas 1, 100+ Mixed, Isabel Dijkstra, Lars Kerremans, Kevin Meuwissen and Britt Cornelissens improved the Dutch Masters record with a time of 1:40.59

Mother Lottie (90+) and her daughter Carla Geurts (50+) are also participating in this tournament.
Lottie: “We see each other every week, thanks in part to swimming. The nice thing about a tournament like this is that you can talk to each other all day long. Cheering each other on is also great fun, of course. I did that yesterday morning during the 800m freestyle, for example. She had a thrilling race with our teammate Liselotte Joling. It was great that Carla won. It’s also great that we enjoy swimming separately and can share that love together.”
Carla: ‘I completely agree. We chat all day long and always have something to say to each other. At the end of the tournament, I’m completely caught up. Seeing my mother swim is very inspiring. I hope to be able to do the same at that age. I know how much I enjoy swimming myself and I see that in her too. I wish everyone could experience that joy.’

Another fun fact: Lottie Geurts, aged 90+, was the oldest participant this weekend. Ruben Trompetter will turn 20 on 31 December, making him the youngest Master at this ONMK.

The KNZB Masters Swimming Task Force would like to thank all swimmers, fans, livestream viewers, officials, organisers and volunteers of MZ&PC Maastricht for this fantastic tournament!