Sebastiaan Verschuren (born 7 October 1988) is a Dutch former competitive
swimmer
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who specialized in short- and middle-distance
freestyle events. At the
2016 European Aquatics Championships he won the gold medal in the 200 meter freestyle. He participated in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, finishing 5th in the 100 meter freestyle in 2012.
Swimming career
After competing in the
European Junior Swimming Championships
The European Junior Swimming Championships (50 m) is an annual swimming competition for European swimmers organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation and held over five days. in 2005 and 2006 Verschuren made his international senior debut at the
2006 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary with a 19th position in the 1500 m freestyle.
Two years later he participated in the
2008 European Aquatics Championships
The 2008 LEN European Aquatics Championships were held in Eindhoven, Netherlands, from 13–24 March 2008. They were the European championships for swimming (50 m), diving and synchronised swimming for 2008. Two new events were contested: ...
in
Eindhoven
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in his home country, where he reached 13th place in the 200 m freestyle. In the 4 × 200 m freestyle, he finished 9th in the heats, just missing out on the final and qualification for the
2008 Summer Olympics
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.
At the
2012 Olympics in London, Verschuren finished 5th in the final of the
100 m freestyle. He also competed in the 200 m freestyle and the 4 x 100 m medley relay.
Verschuren qualified for the
2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...
in Rio de Janeiro in the 100 and 200 meter freestyle, and the 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay. In the 200 meter freestyle, he finished 11th in the semifinals.
Personal bests
See also
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List of Dutch records in swimming
References
External links
Official Website
1988 births
Living people
Dutch male freestyle swimmers
Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands
Swimmers from Amsterdam
Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
21st-century Dutch sportsmen
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