Mahias Vermaut (2013) shone during the Belgian championships. It won at the 100 m butterfly and in 200 m 4 swimming. “”I expected to achieve a good performance on the 100 m butterfly. I made an excellent race.”
He swam in 1’08”00, improving his best time (1’11’28) over three seconds. “”The second is over five seconds (1’13”29)“, Specifies Étienne Vermaut, his dad.
The 200 m swimming was also in the viewfinder of the young swimmer of the Rixensart Swimming Club. He was also likely to shine. “”It was not easy. In butterfly, Mathias is very good. On the back, it is equivalent to the other best swimmers. In breaststroke, he is not in the fastest while being very good. On the other hand, on the crawl, he had to fight. The respective deltas meant that we suspected that Mathias could do something good. He confirmed it“, Underlines Etienne Vermaut again. He also finished in third position in the 100 m back (1’13”81) and finished in the fourth place in 100 m freestyle (1’03”81) where he failed five hundredths of a second of the podium and in 400 m freestyle (4’52”55).”These are excellent results. Physically, Mathias must still develop, his competitors are greater.”
A Belgian record in 2025?
Mathias Vermaut approached the Belgian championships without having been crowned at the French -speaking championships. “”I had a fever, so I had to give it up. “
As a result, he was not qualified for the finals of the Belgian Open championships in April. “”I could not participate in the finals over 200 m free and 400 m swimming. My times over the year had not changed much. I discussed the Belgian championships without having a lot of reference compared to my competitors“, He explains. The Belgian championships allowed him to update his time and explode them.
The young man trains at the Blocry swimming pool in Louvain-la-Neuve with Xavier Meurisse since the start of the season, the Rixensart club having anticipated the closure of his swimming pool (closed since the spring holidays in May 2025). “”This allows me to train four times a week in a 50 -meter swimming pool. “
The Belgian championships concluded the season. Mathias Vermaut has already set goals by the end of the year: “The goal will be to try to beat A Belgian record in 200 m butterfly and 400 m four swimming.On the 200 m butterfly, I am nine secondsyou record. ”
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