Peter Willem Drost (born 25 February 1958) is a former

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swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

from the

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

, who competed at the

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and

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...

. His best individual result came in 1984, when he finished in seventh place (7:26.72) in the 4×200 m freestyle relay, alongside his younger brother Frank,

Hans Kroes Hans Kroes (born 3 June 1965 in Lisse, South Holland) is a former freestyle and backstroke swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. His best individual result in Los A ...

and

Edsard Schlingemann Edsard Frederik Schlingemann (6 September 1966 – 8 May 1990) was a Dutch swimmer who competed in at the Olympic Games of 1984 in Los Angeles. He finished seventh in the 4×200 m freestyle relay and failed to reach the final of the 4×100 m f ...

. He is not related to Monique Drost, who is also a retired swimmer who competed at the 1980 Olympics.

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1958 births Living people Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands Dutch male freestyle swimmers Dutch male butterfly swimmers Swimmers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Amersfoort Swimmers from Utrecht (province) 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-swimming-bio-stub