Mike van der Zanden (born 9 March 1987 in Tilburg) is a Dutch paraplegic swimmer.[1]
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Netherlands
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| Men's swimming | ||
| Paralympic Games | ||
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2004 Athens | 100m freestyle S10 |
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2008 Beijing | 100m butterfly S10 |
| IPC European Championships | ||
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2009 Reykjavik | 100 m butterfly S10 |
Van der Zanden represented the Netherlands at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Paralympics in Athens and Beijing. In Athens he won the bronze medal at the 100 m freestyle in the S10 class.[2] Four years later in Beijing he finished second in his qualification heat at the 100m butterfly behind David Julian Levecq. His time of 59.97 seconds was the fourth time overall and he qualified for the final.[3] In the final Andre Brasil from Brazil swam a new world record of 56.47 seconds, but Van der Zanden improved his time to 59.39 seconds, again behind Levocq, but in front of Benoît Huot to win his second Paralympic bronze medal.[4]
References edit
- ^ Athlete biography: Mike van der Zanden Archived 7 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine, beijing2008.cn, ret: 8 September 2008
- ^ Mike van der Zanden at Wereld van Oranje, wereldvanoranje.nl, ret: 8 September 2008
- ^ Beijing 2008: 100m butterfly series results Archived 11 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine, beijing2008.cn, ret: 8 September 2008
- ^ Beijing 2008: 100m butterfly final results Archived 11 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine, beijing2008.cn, ret: 8 September 2008
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