A big swim race happens in Rome. The name is Trofeo Sette Colli. Marrit Steenbergen from the Netherlands wins there. She swims 100 meters freestyle. This is also called crawl swimming. She needs only 51.68 seconds. She sets a new world record. She is 3 hundredths of a second faster than Sarah Sjostrom. The Swede held the record since 2017. Steenbergen is 26 years old. She is already a world champion. Now she is the fastest woman on this distance.
Noe Ponti from Switzerland is also fast. He swims 200 meters butterfly. That is a hard swim style. He gets 3rd place. He needs 1 minute and 56.10 seconds. Federico Burdisso from Italy gets 1st place. Richard Marton from Hungary gets 2nd place. Ponti has success on Friday too. He gets 2nd place in 100 meters butterfly. He shows a very good performance.
Rome has more good results. Siobhan Haughey from Hong Kong is 2nd behind Steenbergen. Sara Curtis from Italy takes 3rd place. Many people watch the fast races in the stadium. Rome is a good place for swimmers. A European championship in France starts soon. Steenbergen is the big favorite there.
