Job Kienhuis (born 7 November 1989) is a Dutch

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who mainly specializes in the middle- and long

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events. He is currently training under the guidance of former world champion Marcel Wouda alongside Olympic champion

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. He holds 4 national records, the 800 m and 1500 m freestyle in both

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and short course.

Swimming career

Kienhuis participated in the

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where ended 16th in the 400 m freestyle and 12th in the 1500 m freestyle. In the summer of 2008 he won a gold medal at the 2008 European Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in

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. In December 2008 at the Swim Cup Eindhoven 2008 he broke the national records in the 800 m and 1500 m freestyle, long course. Two weeks later at the national short course champions he lowered the national record at the 1500 m freestyle. He won bronze in the 1500 m freestyle at the 2010 European Short Course Championships which was held in

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. In 2012, he represented the Netherlands at the

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in the 1500 m freestyle but did not reach the final.

Personal bests

References

1989 births Living people Dutch male freestyle swimmers People from Denekamp Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands Swimmers from Overijssel 21st-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-swimming-bio-stub

Swimming career

Personal bests

See also

References