Mike van der Zanden

Mike van der Zanden (born 9 March 1987 in Tilburg) is a Dutch paraplegic swimmer.[1]

Mike van der Zanden

Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
Men's swimming
Paralympic Games
	2004 Athens	100m freestyle S10
	2008 Beijing	100m butterfly S10
IPC European Championships
	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

1. Athlete biography: Mike van der Zanden Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine, beijing2008.cn, ret: Sep 08, 2008
2. Mike van der Zanden at Wereld van Oranje, wereldvanoranje.nl, ret: Sep 8, 2008
3. Beijing 2008: 100m butterfly series results Archived 2008-09-11 at the Wayback Machine, beijing2008.cn, ret: Sep 8, 2008
4. Beijing 2008: 100m butterfly final results Archived 2008-09-11 at the Wayback Machine, beijing2008.cn, ret: Sep 8, 2008