Bas van Velthoven

Bas van Velthoven (born February 26, 1985, in Hazerswoude-Rijndijk)[1] is a Dutch swimmer[2] who specializes in freestyle. He is currently training in Amsterdam with Nick Driebergen, Femke Heemskerk and Chantal Groot with the coach Martin Truijens. He held the European record in the 4 × 100 m freestyle short course with Robert Lijesen, Mitja Zastrow and Robin van Aggele in 3:09.18.[3] This record was set during the World SC Championships 2008 in Manchester where the Dutch team finished second behind the United States, who broke the world record in the same race. A few weeks before, at the 2008 European Aquatics Championships in Eindhoven, he won the bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle.

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Velthoven, not Velthoven.

Bas van Velthoven
Personal information
BornFebruary 26, 1985 (1985-02-26) (age 37)
Hazerswoude-Rijndijk, South Holland, Netherlands
Medal record
Men's Swimming
Representing the  Netherlands
World Championships (SC)
2008 Manchester 4×100 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
2008 Eindhoven 4×100 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
2006 Helsinki 4×50 m freestyle

See also

References
  1. "Athlete Biography: van VELTHOVEN Bas". Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Archived from the original on August 14, 2008. Retrieved August 8, 2008.
  2. "Who's Who - Bas van Velthoven". Zwemkroniek (in Dutch). Archived from the original on November 18, 2005. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  3. "EUROPEAN RECORDS - Short Course (25 m) MEN" (PDF). LEN. July 15, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2008. Retrieved July 6, 2008.



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