Bas Takken (born 3 July 1999) is a Dutch
Paralympic swimmer
Para swimming is an adaptation of the sport of swimming for athletes with disabilities. Para swimmers compete at the Summer Paralympic Games and at other sports competitions throughout the world. The sport is governed by the International Para ...
who represents the Netherlands in international level competitions.
Career
Takken represented the Netherlands at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...
in the
400 metre freestyle S10 event and won a silver medal. He also competed in the
200 metre individual medley SM10 event and won a bronze medal.
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1999 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Hoorn
Dutch male freestyle swimmers
Dutch male medley swimmers
Medalists at the World Para Swimming European Championships
Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships
Paralympic swimmers for the Netherlands
Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
Paralympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands
Paralympic medalists in swimming
S10-classified para swimmers
21st-century Dutch people
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