Valerie van Roon (born 13 August 1998) is a Dutch swimmer. She is a three-time European Champion and a three-time
World
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Ranomi Kromowidjojo
Ranomi Kromowidjojo (; born 20 August 1990) is a retired Dutch swimmer of mixed Dutch-Javanese Surinamese origin who mainly specialises in sprint freestyle events. She is a triple Olympic champion, winning the gold medal in the 4 × 100 m frees ...
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Femke Heemskerk
Frederike Johanna Maria "Femke" Heemskerk (; born 21 September 1987) is a former Dutch competitive swimmerTamara van Vliet, and they won the gold medal and set the
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with a time of 1:33.91. She also competed in the heats of the 4×50 m mixed freestyle, and the Dutch team won the gold medal.
At the 2018 FINA World Championships, she competed in the women's 4 × 50 m freestyle with Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Femke Heemskerk, and
Kim Busch
Kim Busch (born 16 June 1998) is a Dutch competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle and Butterfly stroke, butterfly. As a member of the Dutch freestyle relay team she won silver in the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Wom ...
, and they won the silver medal behind the United States. She also competed in the heats of the women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle with Busch, Kromowidjojo, and
Maaike de Waard
Maaike de Waard (born 11 October 1996) is a Dutch competitive swimmer who specializes in backstroke and butterfly events. She competed in the women's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships
The 17th FINA World ...
, and they finished second, but van Roon was switched out for Heemskerk in the finals, but van Roon still received a silver medal. Additionally, she competed in the heats of the mixed 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay with
Jesse Puts
Jesse Puts (; born 1 August 1994) is a Dutch competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle. He is the 2016 world champion in the 50 meter freestyle (short course). He holds the Dutch records in this event in both long course and short course, ...
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Stan Pijnenburg
Stan Pijnenburg (born 4 November 1996, in Haaren) is a Dutch swimmer.
He competed in the 4×100 m mixed freestyle relay event at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships
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, and Busch, and they finished fifth. She did not compete in the final, but she still received the silver medal.
van Roon competed at the 2019 European Short Course Championships in the 4×50 m freestyle relay along with Tamara van Vliet,
Kira Toussaint
Kira Marije Toussaint (born 22 May 1994) is a Dutch competitive swimmer who specialises in backstroke. She is the former world record holder in the short course 50 metre backstroke and the Dutch record holder in the long course 50 metre backstr ...
, and Femke Heemskerk, and they tied for the gold medal with the French relay team.