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Full-Time at the Pool, but World Champion in Karate: 'It's About Fun'

Summary by Omroep Brabant
For a large part of the day, Samantha van Lokven walks around in a swimsuit. Before and after her workday at a Tilburg swimming pool, the 31-year-old from Tilburg puts on a karate suit, in which she completes training sessions in the same building. Her extremely long days resulted in her sixth world title this week. “This sport is everything to me; I get my satisfaction from it.” The children and adults who take swimming or aqua classes with her…
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For a large part of the day, Samantha van Lokven walks around in a swimsuit. Before and after her workday at a Tilburg swimming pool, the 31-year-old from Tilburg puts on a karate suit, in which she completes training sessions in the same building. Her extremely long days resulted in her sixth world title this week. “This sport is everything to me; I get my satisfaction from it.” The children and adults who take swimming or aqua classes with her…

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Omroep Brabant broke the news in on Friday, April 3, 2026.
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