Job Kienhuis (born 7 November 1989)[1] is a Dutch swimmer who mainly specializes in the middle- and long freestyle events. He is currently training under the guidance of former world champion Marcel Wouda alongside Olympic champion Hinkelien Schreuder. He holds 4 national records, the 800 m and 1500 m freestyle in both long course and short course.
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| Full name | Job Kienhuis | ||||||||
| Nationality |  Netherlands | ||||||||
| Born | 7 November 1989 Denekamp | ||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 72.5 kg (160 lb) | ||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||
| Strokes | freestyle | ||||||||
| Club | Nationaal Zweminstituut Eindhoven | ||||||||
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Swimming career edit
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Kienhuis participated in the 2007 European Junior Swimming Championships in Antwerp, Belgium where ended 16th in the 400 m freestyle and 12th in the 1500 m freestyle. In the summer of 2008 he won a gold medal at the 2008 European Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in Sète, France.[2]
In December 2008 at the Swim Cup Eindhoven 2008 he broke the national records in the 800 m and 1500 m freestyle, long course. Two weeks later at the national short course champions he lowered the national record at the 1500 m freestyle.
He won bronze in the 1500 m freestyle at the 2010 European Short Course Championships which was held in Eindhoven.[3]
In 2012, he represented the Netherlands at the Olympics in the 1500 m freestyle but did not reach the final.[4]
Personal bests edit
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ Job Kienhuis nationaalzweminstituuteindhoven.nl Retrieved on 2009-01-06
- ^ Kienhuis and Muller European Junior Open Water Champions ffnatation.fr Retrieved on 2009-01-06
- ^ "Men's 1500 m freestyle - EUROPEAN SHORT COURSE SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS -Eindhoven, The Netherlands - 25 - 28 November 2010". www.omegatiming.com. 27 November 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Job Kienhuis Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- ^ a b Job Kienhuis at swimrankings.net. Retrieved on 2009-01-06.
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