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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…
Competitions of swimmer Van Rouwendaal at European Championships postponed
Soest – Sharon van Rouwendaal will only defend her European title in the 10 kilometers on Friday. The European Swimming Federation has postponed the open water competitions near Rome by…
Van Rouwendaal dispels thoughts of giving up and takes World Cup bronze
“After the last buoy I deliberately went swimming behind the girls so that I could choose my own position. Everything hurt, but I tried to make it a nice finish.…
Swimmer Sharon van Rouwendaal conquers her first world title on 10 kilometers of open water
Van Rouwendaal has already won World Cup silver three times in the open water. In 2016 she became Olympic champion in the 10 kilometers in Rio de Janeiro, last year…