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Biography
Impairment information
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
S10, SB9, SM10
Further personal information
Residence
Amersfoort, NED
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Dutch, English
Higher education
Communications, Event Management, Marketing - Johan Cruyff College: Roosendaal, NED
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She began competing in 2009 with the ZPV Hieronymus club in Roosendaal, Netherlands.
Why this sport?
Her parents got her involved in swimming so that she could strengthen her muscles.
Club / Team
ZPV Hieronymus: Roosendaal, NED
Name of coach
Sander Nijhuis [national], NED
General interest
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Live the life you love, love the life you live." (talentboek.nl, 04 Apr 2014)
Awards and honours
In 2013 and 2015 she was named Sportswoman of the Year in Roosendaal, Netherlands. (zpv-hieronymus.com, 20 Mar 2016, 31 Jan 2014)
She was presented with the Student Athlete Award at the 2015 Cruyff Institute Awards in the Netherlands. (Instagram profile, 17 Nov 2015)
She was presented with the Student Athlete Award at the 2015 Cruyff Institute Awards in the Netherlands. (Instagram profile, 17 Nov 2015)
Ambitions
To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 19 Aug 2018; sport.talentboek.nl, 2016)
Impairment
She was born with osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as brittle bone disease. (talentboek.nl, 04 Apr 2014)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 100 m Freestyle S9 | Heat 2 | 2015-07-14 | 8 | |
| Women's 100 m Freestyle S9 | Final 1 | 2015-07-14 | 8 | |
| Women's 50 m Freestyle S9 | Heat 1 | 2015-07-16 | 17 | |
| Women's 100 m Butterfly S9 | Heat 2 | 2015-07-17 | 12 | |
| Women's 400 m Freestyle S9 | Final 1 | 2015-07-18 | 3 | |
| Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 | Heat 1 | 2015-07-19 | 9 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 400 m Freestyle S9 | Final Round | 2016-09-09 | 4 | |
| Women's 400 m Freestyle S9 | Heat 3 | 2016-09-09 | 3 | |
| Women's 100 m Freestyle S9 | Heat 2 | 2016-09-12 | 4 | |
| Women's 4x100 m Medley 34pts | Final Round | 2016-09-16 | 6 |