Bas van Velthoven is a Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 Swimmer who specializes in freestyle

Freestyle swimming

Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...

. He is currently training in Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

 together with Nick Driebergen

Nick Driebergen

Nick Driebergen is a Dutch Swimmer who is specialized in backstroke. He currently holds national long course records in all backstroke events and in the 4×100 medley relay. At short course he holds the national record in 50 and 100 m backstroke and in the 4×50 medley relay...

, Femke Heemskerk

Femke Heemskerk

Frederike Johanna Maria "Femke" Heemskerk is a Dutch swimmer who mainly specializes in freestyle, but also has a strong backstroke and medley....

 and Chantal Groot

Chantal Groot

Chantal Groot is a butterfly and freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who has represented her country in many international championships since 1999...

 with coach Martin Truijens. He holds the European record in the 4×100 m freestyle short course

Short course

In Swimming, the term Short Course is used to identify a pool that is 25 metres in length. The term is also often included in meet names when conducted in a short course pool...

 together with Robert Lijesen

Robert Lijesen

Robert Lijesen is a Dutch Swimmer, who is specialized in the 50 and 100 m freestyle. He is currently trained by former world champion Marcel Wouda at the same club as multiple olympic champion Pieter van den Hoogenband...

, Mitja Zastrow

Mitja Zastrow

Mitja Kolia Zastrow is a Dutch swimmer and an Olympic medalist. Originally from Germany, Zastrow was born and raised in Wuppertal, near Düsseldorf. He became a naturalized Dutch citizen in July 2003, after a conflict with the German Swimming Association...

 and Robin van Aggele

Robin van Aggele

Robin van Aggele is an Olympic and national-record-holding swimmer from the Netherlands who is the most all-round Dutch swimmer since Marcel Wouda....

 in 3:09.18 swum during the World SC Championships 2008

2008 FINA Short Course World Championships

The 9th FINA Swimming World Championships were held at the Manchester Evening News Arena, in Manchester, England April 9 – April 13 2008....

 in Manchester

Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...

 they finished second in this event behind the United States

United States

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 who swum a world record in the same race. A few weeks before at the 2008 European Aquatics Championships in Eindhoven he won the bronze medal in the 4×100 m freestyle.