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Marlou van der Kulk

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Netherlands
Swimming
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Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Intellectual impairment
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
S14, SB14, SM14

Further personal information

Family
Partner Daisy Kroon
Languages
Dutch

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
She began swimming at age 12 in Huizen, Netherlands.
Why this sport?
She began swimming in school.

General interest

Nicknames
Baloetke, Muis (IPC, 29 Oct 2009)
Most influential person in career
Her mother. (IPC, 29 Oct 2009)
Hero / Idol
Dutch swimmers Inge Dekker and Ada Kok. (azpc.nl, 24 Jul 2014)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Believe in yourself and you can do it." (azpc.nl, 24 Jul 2014)
Awards and honours
In 2016 she was presented with the Sports Badge of the municipality of Zaanstad, Netherlands, for her achievements at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (rodi.nl, 17 Oct 2016)
Impairment
She was born with an intellectual impairment. (azpc.nl, 24 Jul 2014)

Results

Unit Date Rank
IPC Swimming World Championships Eindhoven 2010 (Eindhoven, Netherlands)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Backstroke S14 Heat 3 1
Women's 100 m Backstroke S14 Final Round 1
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB14 Heat 3 2
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB14 Final Round 4
Women's 200 m Freestyle S14 Heat 2 1
Women's 200 m Freestyle S14 Final Round 1
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Backstroke S14 Heat 3 2012-08-31 2
Women's 100 m Backstroke S14 Final Round 2012-08-31 3
Women's 200 m Freestyle S14 Heat 3 2012-09-02 1
Women's 200 m Freestyle S14 Final Round 2012-09-02 3
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB14 Final Round 2012-09-06 6
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB14 Heat 1 2012-09-06 1
2013 IPC Swimming World Championships (Montreal, Canada)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 200 m Freestyle S14 Heat 2 2013-08-12 6
Women's 200 m Freestyle S14 Final 1 2013-08-12 4
Women's 100 m Backstroke S14 Heat 1 2013-08-14 1
Women's 100 m Backstroke S14 Final 1 2013-08-14 1
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB14 Final 1 2013-08-16 5
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB14 Heat 1 2013-08-16 6
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM14 Heat 3 2013-08-18 1
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM14 Final 1 2013-08-18 1
2015 IPC Swimming World Championships (Glasgow, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB14 Final 1 2015-07-13 4
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB14 Heat 1 2015-07-13 3
Women's 200 m Freestyle S14 Heat 1 2015-07-15 4
Women's 200 m Freestyle S14 Final 1 2015-07-15 3
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM14 Heat 2 2015-07-17 3
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM14 Final 1 2015-07-17 3
Women's 100 m Backstroke S14 Heat 1 2015-07-19 3
Women's 100 m Backstroke S14 Final 1 2015-07-19 9999
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Backstroke S14 Heat 1 2016-09-08 1
Women's 100 m Backstroke S14 Final Round 2016-09-08 2
Women's 200 m Freestyle S14 Final Round 2016-09-11 3
Women's 200 m Freestyle S14 Heat 2 2016-09-11 2
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB14 Final Round 2016-09-14 4
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB14 Heat 1 2016-09-14 2
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM14 Heat 2 2016-09-17 2
Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM14 Final Round 2016-09-17 3