Mark Richard van der Zijden (born 22 October 1973 in Boskoop, South Holland) is a former freestyle and medley swimmer from the

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, who swam in the qualifying heats of the bronze winning 4×200 m freestyle relay team at the

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in Sydney, Australia. Four years earlier, when

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hosted the Games, Van der Zijden became seventh in the same event.

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* 1973 births Living people Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands People from Boskoop Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Dutch male freestyle swimmers World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics {{Netherlands-swimming-bio-stub