Bas Takken

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Bas Takken
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1999-07-03) 3 July 1999 (age 24)
Hoorn, Netherlands
Sport
Sport Paralympic swimming
Disability class S10, SB9, SM10
ClubDe Dolfijn
Coached bySander Nijhuis
Bram Dekker
Medal record

Bas Takken (born 3 July 1999) is a Dutch Paralympic swimmer who represents the Netherlands in international level competitions. [1]

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Career

Takken represented the Netherlands at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the 400 metre freestyle S10 event and won a silver medal. He also competed in the 200 metre individual medley SM10 event and won a bronze medal. [2]

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References

  1. "Bas Takken". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee . Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  2. "Bas Takken". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.