Sebastiaan Verschuren

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Sebastiaan Verschuren
Personal information
Full nameSebastiaan Verschuren
National teamFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Born (1988-10-07) 7 October 1988 (age 35)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
ClubNationaal Zweminstituut Amsterdam
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Kazan 4×100 m mixed freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 London 200 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 London 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 London 4×100 m mixed freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 London 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Budapest 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Budapest 4×100 m medley
European Championships (SC)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Herning 4×50 m mixed freestyle

Sebastiaan Verschuren (born 7 October 1988) is a Dutch former competitive swimmer who specialized in short- and middle-distance freestyle events. [1] At the 2016 European Aquatics Championships he won the gold medal in the 200 meter freestyle. He participated in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, finishing 5th in the 100 meter freestyle in 2012. [2]

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Swimming career

After competing in the European Junior Swimming Championships in 2005 and 2006 Verschuren made his international senior debut at the 2006 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary with a 19th position in the 1500 m freestyle.

Two years later he participated in the 2008 European Aquatics Championships in Eindhoven in his home country, where he reached 13th place in the 200 m freestyle. In the 4 × 200 m freestyle, he finished 9th in the heats, just missing out on the final and qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

At the 2012 Olympics in London, Verschuren finished 5th in the final of the 100 m freestyle. He also competed in the 200 m freestyle and the 4 x 100 m medley relay. [2]

Verschuren qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the 100 and 200 meter freestyle, and the 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay. [3] In the 200 meter freestyle, he finished 11th in the semifinals. [4]

Personal bests

Short course [5] [6]
EventTimeDateLocation
100 m freestyle47.217 August 2013 Eindhoven, Netherlands
200 m freestyle1:43.258 August 2013Eindhoven, Netherlands
400 m freestyle3:51.428 November 2014 Tilburg, Netherlands
1500 m freestyle15:22.7718 December 2005 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Long course [5] [6]
EventTimeDateLocation
100 m freestyle47.8810 August 2012 London, United Kingdom
200 m freestyle1:45.6927 July 2009 Rome, Italy
400 m freestyle3:48.957 April 2011 Eindhoven, Netherlands
800 m freestyle8:08.9010 June 2006 Eindhoven, Netherlands
1500 m freestyle15:35.2611 March 2006 Antwerp, Belgium

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References

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