Stefaan Maene (born 13 May 1972 in
Ostend
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) is a former
backstroke
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, freestyle and
medley
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* Medley relay races at track meets
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swimmer
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from
Belgium
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, who competed for his native country at the
1992 Summer Olympics
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in
Barcelona, Spain
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.
He won his first international medal at the inaugural
1993 FINA Short Course World Championships
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in
Palma de Mallorca
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: bronze in the 200 m backstroke. Two years later, at the
1995 European Aquatics Championships
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in
Vienna, Austria
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, Maene gained bronze in the 100 m backstroke.
References
1972 births
Living people
Belgian male freestyle swimmers
Belgian male medley swimmers
Belgian male backstroke swimmers
Olympic swimmers for Belgium
Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Ostend
Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
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