Dutch Swimming

Three-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Ranomi Kromowidjojo Retires at 31

Ranomi Kromowidjojo, who has four Olympic medals and 45 World Championship medals, is retiring from competitive swimming at age 31.

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Ferry Weertman, Olympic Gold Medalist in Open Water Swimming, Retires at 29

Dutch open water swimmer Ferry Weertman has retired after an 8-year international career that included a 2016 Olympic gold medal and 2017 World Championship.

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WATCH: Kira Toussaint Tie Her Own World Record in the 50 Meter Backstroke

Kira Toussaint used a very different stroke count to swim 25.60 in the 50m backstroke the second time than she did the first time.

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Femke Heemskerk Swims 2:13 200 IM at KNZB Challenger

Heemskerk has now been 2:13 twice this year.

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Ruta Meilutyte, Kira Toussaint to Race at Brazil’s Maria Lenk Trophy

2012 Olympic and 2013 World Champion Ruta Meilutyte will represent Flamengo at the 2018 Maria Lenk Trophy.

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Dutch Release 2017 World Championships Rosters

Following the Eindhoven Cup, The Royal Dutch Swimming Federation (KZNB) has released the names of the swimmers selected for the…

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Summer Mortimer Breaks World Record Under Dutch Flag

Dutch swimmer Summer Mortimer is no stranger to setting World Records. She’s a four-time Paralympic medalist, including golds in the 50…

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Van Rouwendaal Wins 2 More on Friday at Romanian Championships

Dutch swimmer Sharon van Rouwendaal swam near a lifetime best in the women’s 200 free on Friday at the 2015 Romanian…

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RACE VIDEO: Watch Femke Heemskerk Swim the 7th-Fastest 200 Free in history

Femke Heemskerk became the first Dutch woman to go sub-1:55 on Friday at the Eindhoven Swim Cup.

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Patience Pays Off For Heemskerk, Moves to 4th on All-Time List in 200 Free

Dutch swimmer Femke Heemskerk has crushed her own Dutch Record in the women’s 200 freestyle and jumped up to 4th on…

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Dutch Team Heads to Thailand for Three Week Training Camp

The Dutch national team has started a 21 day training camp on Phuket Island in Thailand…

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2014 Swammy Awards: Female Breakout Swimmer of the Year

To see all of the 2014 Swammy Award winners, presented by TYR, click here. 2014 Honoree: Sharon van Rouwendaal, Netherlands…

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Dutch Women Break World Record, Miss European Record in 200 Free Relay

Led by a blistering sub-23 anchor from Ranomi Kromowidjojo, the Dutch women broke the World Record, but not the European Record, in the 200 free relay.

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Dutch Women Swap in Star Heemskerk to Women’s 400 Free Relay

The Dutch women already broke the World Record by 1.3 seconds in the women’s 200 free relay in prelims, going…

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Dutch women 2-for-2 in free relay World Records after 4×100 record in Doha

The women’s team from the Netherlands broke the 4×100 free relay world record, their second free relay record of the meet so far. Pictured: Femke Heemskerk.

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