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- ↑ "Joanne Koenders naar Polar Bears". edestad.nl (in Dutch). 25 May 2016. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ↑ "Zesde landstitel voor waterpolosters Polar Bears". nos.nl (in Dutch). 21 April 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ↑ "Dames Polar Bears winnen KNZB-Beker". waterpolo.nl (in Dutch). 10 March 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ↑ "Joanne Koenders en Brigit Mulder geselecteerd voor Oranje". polarbears.nl (in Dutch). 20 November 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ↑ "Voorbeschouwing WK Gwangju 2019". waterpolo.nl (in Dutch). 13 July 2019.
- ↑ "Waterpolosters houden olympisch kampioen VS lang bij op WK". nos.nl (in Dutch). 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
