Kimberly Buys

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Kimberly Buys
Personal information
National teamFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Born (1989-04-23) 23 April 1989 (age 34)
Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Butterfly, freestyle, backstroke, medley
Club BRABO
Medal record
Women's Swimming
Representing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
European Championships (LC)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Glasgow 50 m butterfly
European Championships (SC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Eindhoven 200 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Chartres 100 m butterfly

Kimberly Buys (born 23 April 1989) is a Belgian swimmer who competes in the Women's 100 metre butterfly. [1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics she finished joint 19th overall in the heats in the women's 100 metre butterfly, and 29th in the women's 100 m backstroke. [2] At the 2016 Olympics, she finished in 13th in the 100 m butterfly. [2]

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References

  1. "Kimberly Buys". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Kimberly Buys Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2018.