Ben Schwietert
Dutch swimmer
Ben Schwietert (born 16 February 1997) is a Dutch competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle.
Career
Schwietert participated in his first international championships at the 2015 European Short Course Championships in Netanya , Israel. He was eliminated in the heats of the 50, 100, and 200 meter freestyle. In the 4×50 m mixed freestyle relay, he won the bronze medal together with Jesse Puts, Inge Dekker , and Ranomi Kromowidjojo .
At the 2016 European Aquatics Championships in London, he won the gold medal in the 4 × 100 m mixed freestyle relay together with Sebastiaan Verschuren , Maud van der Meer , and Kromowidjojo.[ 2] [ 3] He also won a gold medal in the 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay for swimming in the heats. Individually Schwietert competed in the 100 meter freestyle.
Schwietert qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay.[ 4] He swam in the heats and helped the relay team qualify for the final, where it finished 7th.
Personal life
Schwietert was born in the Netherlands, but between ages 1 to 14 he lived abroad with his family. He learned to swim in Moscow , Russia, and started swimming competitively in Shanghai , China. In 2011 he moved back to the Netherlands.
References
^ "Ben Schwietert" (in Dutch). Zwemkroniek. Retrieved August 2, 2016 .
^ Lord, Craig (May 20, 2016). "M100Fr: Luca Dotto 48.25 Keeps At Bay The Dutchman Who Denied Italy Freestyle Sweep" . Swimvortex. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2016 .
^ Volkers, John (May 20, 2016). "Nederland pakt goud op gemengde estafette EK zwemmen" (in Dutch). de Volkskrant . Retrieved August 2, 2016 .
^ Race, Loretta (July 12, 2016). "Kromowidjojo, Dekker, Verschuren Among 17-Strong Dutch Olympic Roster" . Swimswam. Retrieved August 2, 2016 .
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