Dordrecht
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) is a Dutch
Swimmer
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,Robert Lijesen www.zwemkroniek.com who is specialized in the 50 and 100 m
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. He is currently trained by former world champion Marcel Wouda at the same club as multiple olympic champion
Pieter van den Hoogenband
Pieter Cornelis Martijn van den Hoogenband (; born 14 March 1978) is a Dutch retired swimmer. He is a triple Olympic champion and former world record holder.
Early life
Born in Maastricht, Limburg, he is the son of Cees-Rein van den Hoogenb ...
Mitja Zastrow
Mitja Kolia Zastrow (born 7 March 1977) is a Dutch swimmer and an Olympic medalist. Originally from Germany, Zastrow was born and raised in Wuppertal, near Düsseldorf. He became a naturalized Dutch citizen in July 2003, after a ...
Manchester
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they finished second in this event behind the
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who swam a world record in the same race.
Swimming career
Lijesen made his international senior debut at the
2006 FINA Short Course World Championships
The 8th FINA World Swimming Championships ( 25 m) swam April 5–9, 2006 at the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, China
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in
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with the 23rd place in the 100 m freestyle.
2008
He was part of the team that broke the European record in the 4 × 100 m freestyle (SC) at the
2008 FINA Short Course World Championships
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The United States topped the medal table with 10 gold medals, though host team Great Britain took home the mos ...
alongside Bas van Velthoven, Mitja Zastrow and Robin van Aggele winning a silver medal doing so. Individually he reached 17th place in the 50 m freestyle. With the 4 × 100 m medley relay he reached an 8th place together with Bastiaan Tamminga, van Aggele and
Joeri Verlinden
Joeri Verlinden (born 22 January 1988) is a Dutch swimmer who specializes in butterfly and freestyle. He is currently trained by Martin Truijens. He was previously trained by Marcel Wouda.
Swimming career
Verlinden made his international debut ...
swimming a new national record.
A few weeks before at the
2008 European Aquatics Championships
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in
Eindhoven
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he won the bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle, where he split faster than
Pieter van den Hoogenband
Pieter Cornelis Martijn van den Hoogenband (; born 14 March 1978) is a Dutch retired swimmer. He is a triple Olympic champion and former world record holder.
Early life
Born in Maastricht, Limburg, he is the son of Cees-Rein van den Hoogenb ...
who was later revealed suffered from the
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. Individually he ended 12th in the 100 m freestyle, in the 50 m freestyle he reached the final where he finished 6th.
At the
2008 Summer Olympics
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he finished 10th in the 4 × 100 m freestyle with Zastrow, van den Hoogenband and van Velthoven. In the 50 m freestyle, his only individual start, he reached a 32nd spot.
See also
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List of swimmers
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Dutch records in swimming
Below is the complete list of the Dutch records in swimming, which are ratified by the Royal Dutch Swimming Federation (KNZB).
Long course (50 m) Men
Women
Mixed relay
Short course (25 m ...