Andrea Kneppers

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Andrea Kneppers
Personal information
National teamFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Born (1993-02-24) 24 February 1993 (age 32) [1]
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. [2]
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
College team University of Louisville
Coach Arthur Albiero (Louisville)
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the Netherlands
European Championships (LC)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 London 4 × 200 m freestyle

Andrea Kneppers (born 24 February 1993) is a Dutch competitive swimmer who specialises in freestyle.

At the 2016 European Aquatics Championships in London, Kneppers won a bronze medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, together with her teammates Esmee Vermeulen, Robin Neumann, and Femke Heemskerk. [3]

Kneppers attended and swam for the University of Louisville under Head Coach Arthur Albiero. [4] [1]

She qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. [5] In the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, her team finished 14th in the heats.

References

  1. 1 2 "Andrea Kneppers - 2015-16 Swimming and Diving". Louisville Cardinals . Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  2. "Andrea Kneppers" (in Dutch). Zwemkroniek. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  3. Lord, Craig (May 19, 2016). "M200 'Fly: Laszlo Cseh Splits 'The Alien' & The 'Phelps Slayer' With All-Time No2 1:52.91CR". Swimvortex. Archived from the original on June 25, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  4. Sullivan, Tim, "Global Reach of Games Boosts U of L, Art Albiero", The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, July 31, 2016, pg. C4
  5. Race, Loretta (July 12, 2016). "Kromowidjojo, Dekker, Verschuren Among 17-Strong Dutch Olympic Roster". Swimswam. Retrieved July 13, 2016.