Dion Dreesens (born 30 April 1993) is a Dutch
swimmer
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.
He competed at the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
in the
men's 200 metre freestyle, finishing in 27th place in the heats, failing to qualify for the semifinals.
Dreesens qualified for the
2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...
in Rio de Janeiro in the 200 metre freestyle and the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay.
He finished 27th in the heats of the 200 m freestyle, and finished 7th in the final with the relay.
References
1993 births
Living people
Dutch male freestyle swimmers
Olympic swimmers of the Netherlands
Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
People from Venray
Sportspeople from Limburg (Netherlands)
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