Dutch women swimmers ended a long wait with two titles at the world championships in Doha on Feb 16, as China also struck double gold.
On a night of first-time world champions, Marrit Steenbergen won the 100m freestyle to claim the first Dutch world title in the pool since 2013. Barely 45 minutes later, Tes Schouten added another in the women's 200m breaststroke.
Teenager Dong Zhihao won the men's 200m breaststroke with a late surge and the Chinese men's 200m freestyle relay team ended the evening by taking gold.
China pulled further away at the top of the medal table, five months ahead of the Paris Olympics.
Spaniard Hugo Gonzalez also struck in the closing metres to take the 200m backstroke gold.
Steenbergen, a bronze medallist in the event at the Fukuoka championships in 2023, won in 52.26sec.
"I was trying to have fun and enjoy the race. When I do that, I can swim really fast," she said.
Steenbergen finished 0.30sec faster than Hong Kong's Siobhan Haughey, the 2023 silver medallist and a gold medallist in the 200m earlier this week. Australian Shayna Jack (52.83) was third.
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