Femke Heemskerk

Eight Member Team to Represent the Netherlands at the World Short Course Championships

The Dutch team for the World Short Course Championships will include five athletes who currently rank top ten in the world…

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Heemskerk Breaks Another Championship Record to Finish Dutch Nationals in Tilberg

Femke Heemskerk wrapped up an impressive Dutch Short Course Nationals on Friday with her third Championships Record in as many…

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Heemskerk keeps rolling with Dutch 200 IM record on day 2 of short course nationals

Day 2 of the Dutch Short Course National Championships saw Femke Heemskerk once again on her groove.

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Femke Heemskerk Swims Meet Record in 200 Free on Day 1 of Dutch SCM Champs

Femke Heemskerk has been on a tear in the last month, and very nearly broke the Dutch National Record in the 200 free again.

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Verlinden and Truijens End Coach Swimmer Partnership

After a disappointing year Joeri Verlinden and coach Martin Truijens have decided to go in different directions…

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One more win for Heemskerk powers Fiat/Minas to Jose Finkel team trophy

Femke Heemskerk and Cesar Cielo each won one more event each on the final day of competition to power Fiat/Minas to the team title at Brazil’s Jose Finkel Trophy.

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Netherlands national record for Heemskerk, relay run-down for Cielo on Jose Finkel day 5

Femke Heemskerk broke the Netherlands’ national 200 IM record, then came back to power her 4×100 free relay to victory on night 5 in Brazil.

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Cielo wins 50, two South American relay records drop on day 3 of Jose Finkel Trophy

Cesar Cielo won the 50 on day 3, though a bad turn left him slower than his preliminary time.

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Cielo blasts giant relay split, Heemskerk wins twice on opening night of Brazil’s Jose Finkel Trophy

Cesar Cielo put up a huge 20.57 split on the 4×50 free relay, one of the highlights of the Jose Finkel Trophy’s first night.

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Heemskerk, Nijhuis to Represent Minas Tenis at Jose Finkel Trophy (PSYCH SHEETS)

Femke Heemskerk (above) and countrymate Moniek Nijhuis will represent Minas Tenis at the 2014 Jose Finkel Trophy: Brazil’s short course national championship meet.

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2014 European Championships Friday Finals Live Recap

Jeanette Ottesen took gold in the 100 butterfly finishing one one-hundredth of a second ahead of Sarah Sjostrom…

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2014 European Championships: Day 5 Live Prelims Recap

Federica Pellegrini will get an opportunity to flex her muscles in her trademark race, the 200 freestyle. She will face plenty of competition including Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu and Sweden’s Sarah Sjoestroem along the way though.

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RACE VIDEOS: Heat race videos from day 2 prelims at the European Championships in Berlin

Watch Femke Heemskerk take the top seed in the women’s 100 free, plus all heats from the second morning of European Championships.

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2014 European Championships Day 2 Prelims: Italy Heats Up on Meet’s Second Day

Yannick Agnel will try to put a tough day 1 at the 2014 European Championships behind him as he begins his best event with the prelims of the 200 free on Tuesday.

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10 Things We Noticed From The First Day of the 2014 European Championships

Katinka Hosszu was under World Record pace at the 300 meter mark of her 400 IM, but couldn’t hold on to the “yellow line” on the freestyle.

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