Madelon Baans (born 8 October 1977 in

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) is a retired female breaststroke swimmer from the

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, who competed for her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in

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. She made her last international appearance at the

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. Baans is 49 time Dutch national champion (24 on long course), current Dutch national record holder at the 100 m breaststroke in either the short course (25 m) and long course (50 m). During the 2004 European Championships in Madrid, she won the bronze medal as being part of the 4×100 m medley, in the same year she reached the final at the 2004 Summer Olympics on the same discipline. She announced her retirement in November 2006.

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1977 births Dutch female breaststroke swimmers Living people Olympic swimmers of the Netherlands Swimmers from Rotterdam Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming {{Netherlands-swimming-bio-stub

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