Tag: Rouwendaal
Olympic Games: Van Rouwendaal first with two Olympic open water swimming titles
Thursday August 8th Open water swimming: 7:30 am 10 kilometersSharon van Rouwendaal from Soest Track Cycling: Omnium (m)Jan Willem van Schip from Schalkwijk Water polo: 1:00 PM semi-final Netherlands –…
Van Rouwendaal regains Olympic title in 10-kilometer open water swimming: ‘For Rio’
Van Rouwendaal is the fourth athlete from the province of Utrecht to win a medal at the Games in Paris. Femke Bol from Amersfoort already won gold in the 4…
Van Rouwendaal wants to win a medal for deceased dog Rio
But Van Rouwendaal had to come from far. The seven-year-old Rio, named after the Brazilian city where she won Olympic gold, felt like her child. About three months before her…
Van Rouwendaal takes antibiotics for the Games due to Seine concerns
Open water swimmer Sharon van Rouwendaal from Soest is taking antibiotics as a precaution for her Olympic race on 8 August due to doubts about the water quality of the…
Open water swimmer Van Rouwendaal becomes world champion for the second time
Van Rouwendaal, previously world champion in 2022, took the lead again in the penultimate round. In the final round, the Baarn native was joined by the Australian Moesha Johnson, her…
Swimmer Van Rouwendaal ready for the World Cup: ‘But luck plays a major role’
Van Rouwendaal is counting on this to work. She has recently been training about forty hours a week in Magdeburg, Germany. “My form has to be good enough. I am…
Swimmer Van Rouwendaal wins silver in the 5 kilometers open water
The 63 participants had to swim three rounds in the warm water (28.2 degrees Celsius) of the Seaside Momichi Beach Park. The pace was high right from the start. Van…
Van Rouwendaal takes a step back after Paris: ‘Four Olympic Games is enough’
“I want to return to the Netherlands after sixteen years abroad. I want to spend more time with my parents,” says Soestse. “The plan is that I will train here.…
Silver Van Rouwendaal in first World Cup competition
Soest – Sharon van Rouwendaal took silver in Egypt at the first world cup competition of this year in the open water. The swimmer from Soest finished second behind the…
Van Rouwendaal takes third European title in a row at 5 kilometers
Van Rouwendaal swam in third place for a long time, with Spain’s María De Valdés Álvarez and Giulia Gabbrielleschi from Italy right in front of him. On the last stretch…