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National team | Belgium | ||||||||||||||
Born | Liège, Belgium | 25 September 2000||||||||||||||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
Club | Liège Natation | ||||||||||||||
Coach | André Henveaux | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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