Femke Heemskerk

Start lists arrive for Mare Nostrum’s Canet stop, Peaty & the Brits joining the party

The start lists for the first stop on the Mare Nostrum series have been published, with world record-breaking breaststroker Adam Peaty among the biggest names.

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RACE VIDEO: Femke Heemskerk Breaks Dutch National Record in 100M Freestyle

Dutch swimmer Femke Heemskerk broke a highlight national record on Sunday in Eindhoven, and above is the full race video.

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Sjostrom Breaks 100 Back National Record, Heemskerk Climbs All-Time 100 Free Rankings

Swedish swimmer Sarah Sjostrom won two events and became the first Swedish woman ever under 1 minute in the 100 meter backstroke on Sunday in Eindhoven.

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RACE VIDEO: Watch Femke Heemskerk Move Into the Top-10 All-Time in 100 Free

Dutch freestyler Femke Heemskerk has moved into the top 10 of two different events this weekend in Eindhoven.

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Femke Heemskerk Becomes 6th-Fastest 100m Freestyler of All Time at Eindhoven Cup

The Netherlands’ Femke Heemskerk blasted a 52.79 100m freestyle to top the 2015 world rankings, as well as to slide into history as the 6th-fastest performer of all time in the event.

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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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Sebastiaan Verschuren goes 48.3 in 100 free to highlight day 1 of Swim Cup Eindhoven

Star sprinter Ranomi Kromowidjojo also won an event on the opening day of Eindhoven’s Swim Cup.

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Kromowidjojo Tops Heemskerk in 50 Free Battle on Day 1 in Eindhoven

With several European national championships, most of them also trials for World championships in Kazan, around the corner or just…

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Eindhoven Swim Cup Stacked With Stars

Sarah Sjostrom, Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Femke Heemskerk, Inge Dekker, Cameron van der Burgh and Velimir Stepanovic are a few of the athletes taking part in this year’s Swim Cup…

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Kromowidjojo Records Third Fastest 50 Freestyle in Milan

Ranomi Kromowidjojo was one of 11 swimmers who recorded top 10 times today in Milan…

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FFN Golden Tour in Amiens Day 2: Katinka Hosszu, David Verraszto Lead Standings

The home crowd was animated during the 100 back showdown between Camille Lacourt of Marseille and Jérémy Stravius of Amiens; this time Lacourt came out on top with 53.60. Stage 2 of FFN’s Golden Tour wraps up on Sunday.

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FFN Golden Tour in Amiens: Purse Leaders After Day 1

Ranomi Kromowidjojo posted a top-5 world time of 24.80 in the 50 free on Friday at the Amiens stage of the Golden Tour in France.

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Manaudou, Hosszu, Rouwendaal and Lurz Win LEN Awards

Earlier this morning LEN announced their swimmer of the year awards…

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Dates and Locations Set for the Dutch Challenger Competitions

The dates and locations for the 2015 series of KNZB Challenger competitions have been set…

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