Inge Dekker

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Inge Dekker
Inge Dekker - Rome 2009 - 2.jpg
Personal information
Full name Inge Dekker
National team  Netherlands
Born (1985-08-18) 18 August 1985 (age 38)
Assen, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Butterfly, freestyle
Club Nationaal Zweminstituut Eindhoven

Inge Dekker (born 18 August 1985) is a Dutch competitive swimmer who specialises in butterfly and freestyle events. She won the bronze medal with the Dutch women's 4×100-metre freestyle relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, alongside teammates Inge de Bruijn, Marleen Veldhuis and Chantal Groot. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Dekker became Olympic champion in the 4×100-metre freestyle together with Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Femke Heemskerk and Marleen Veldhuis, setting a then Olympic record.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was part of the Dutch 4 x 100 metre freestyle team that won the silver medal, with Veldhuis, Heemskerk and Kromowidjojo, behind the Australian team who set a new Olympic record.[2]

Kazan 2015

Personal life

Dekker's younger sister Lia is also a member of the Dutch national swimming team.

In February 2016, Dekker was diagnosed with cervical cancer. In March, she had a successful surgery and it was announced that she will continue to train for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]

Personal bests

Short course[4][5]
Event Time Date Location
50 m freestyle 23.53 2009-12-11 Istanbul, Turkey
100 m freestyle 51.35 2009-12-11 Istanbul, Turkey
200 m freestyle 1:54.73 2014-12-03 Doha, Qatar
50 m butterfly NR 24.59 2014-09-01 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
100 m butterfly NR 55.74 2009-12-13 Istanbul, Turkey
200 m butterfly 2:09.98 2006-12-07 Helsinki, Finland
Long course[4][5]
Event Time Date Location
50 m freestyle 24.42 2012-03-16 Amsterdam, Netherlands
100 m freestyle 53.61 2009-07-26 Rome, Italy
200 m freestyle 1:57.00 2009-07-28 Rome, Italy
50 m butterfly 25.50 2014-06-15 Rome, Italy
100 m butterfly 57.32 2014-07-11 Dordrecht, Netherlands

See also

References

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  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Inge Dekker. Zwemkroniek Online. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Inge Dekker swimrankings.net

External links

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