Kirsten Vlieghuis

Kirsten Vlieghuis (born May 17, 1976 in Hengelo, Overijssel) is a former freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who won two bronze medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, in the 400m and 800m freestyle competition. She also competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Kirsten Vlieghuis
Personal information
Full nameKirsten Vlieghuis
Nationality Netherlands
Born (1976-05-17) May 17, 1976
Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle

Vlieghuis won the 1991 European Junior Swimming Championships in the 400m and 800m freestyle, and won a bronze medal in the 800m freestyle at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Australia.[3] She won the 800m freestyle event in the 1998 Goodwill Games.[4] She retired from competitive swimming in 2001.[3]

References
  1. Kirsten Vlieghuis, International Olympic Committee, retrieved 2020-09-20
  2. "Kirsten Vlieghuis", Sports-reference, archived from the original on 2016-12-04
  3. Rusticus, Oene; van Kuijeren, Jos (4 June 2001), "Dutch Star Kirsten Vlieghuis Retires", Swimming World
  4. Goodwill Games: Kirsten Vlieghuis, The New York Times, July 29, 1998


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