Kees Hoving (1919 – 1991) was a Dutch swimmer who specialized in the 100m freestyle event. He won the

1938 European Aquatics Championships The 1938 LEN European Aquatics Championships were held 6–13 August 1938 in London, United Kingdom. Medal table Medal summary Diving ;Men's events ;Women's events Swimming ;Men's events ;Women's events Water polo See also *List of ...

with a time of 59.8 seconds, becoming the first Dutch male athlete to win a European swimming title and to swim 100 meters within one minute. After that he did not compete internationally, except for the

1947 European Aquatics Championships The 1947 LEN European Aquatics Championships were held 10–14 September 1947 in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Medal table Medal summary Diving ;Men's events ;Women's events Swimming ;Men's events ;Women's events Water polo See also *List of ...

, due to World War II and later due to a conflict with his swimming club. However, he won the national championships in 1937, 1938, 1941, 1946 and 1948, and set eight national records between 1937 and 1946. His records were broken only in 1950, by

Joris Tjebbes Joris Willem Eelco Tjebbes (5 November 1929, in Vlissingen – 31 July 2001, in Hoogeveen) was a Dutch freestyle swimmer. He won a bronze medal at the 1950 European Aquatics Championships and competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Sum ...

.Kees Hoving
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1919 births 1991 deaths Dutch male freestyle swimmers European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Sportspeople from Medan Dutch people of the Dutch East Indies 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-swimming-bio-stub