Saskia de Jonge
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Saskia de Jonge is a Dutch
swimmer. Who is mainly specialized in the freestyle
distances, up to 200 m, and is part of the Dutch national team. She is currently training in Amsterdam under the guidance of Martin Truijens together with Olympic Champions Femke Heemskerk
and Manon van Rooijen
.
at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2006
. She immediately won a silver medal in the 4×50 m freestyle relay alongside Inge Dekker
, Chantal Groot
and Marleen Veldhuis
. Individually she ended up 22nd in the 50 m freestyle and 18th in the 100 m freestyle. At the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2007
in Debrecen
she only swam in the heats of both relays.
and qualified herself for the 4×100 m and 4×200 m freestyle relay. One month later she took part at 2008 FINA Short Course World Championships
in Manchester
, United Kingdom
where she swam in the heats of the 4×100 m freestyle relay which became world champion later on although she was replaced for the final. She also started in the heats of the 4 × 100 m medley relay and helping the Dutch to achieve the final spot. In this final she was replaced and did not swim, but her team mates finished fourth. Individually she started in the 200 m freestyle and ended up 18th.
in where she formed a team with swimmers like Inge Dekker, Chantal Groot, Femke Heemskerk, Linda Bank
, Ranomi Kromowidjojo
, Manon van Rooijen, Hinkelien Schreuder
, Jolijn van Valkengoed
and Marleen Veldhuis. She did not qualify for an individual event, but was eligible to swim for the team in the three relay events (4 × 100 m freestyle, 4 × 200 m freestyle, 4 × 100 m medley). She was not chosen to swim in the 4 × 100 m freestyle, but did swim in the series for the 4 × 200 m freestyle, finishing fifth and being eliminated. She saw her team mates win the gold medal at the 4 × 100 m freestyle.
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 is mainly specialized in the 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...
distances, up to 200 m, and is part of the Dutch national team. She is currently training in Amsterdam under the guidance of Martin Truijens together with Olympic Champions 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 Manon van Rooijen
Manon van Rooijen
Manon van Rooijen is a freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay Team that won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
.
Swimming career
De Jonge made her international debut in HelsinkiHelsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2006
European Short Course Swimming Championships 2006
The European Short Course Swimming Championships 2006 were held in Helsinki, Finland, from Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 December. The venue of the event was the aquatic center of Mäkelänrinteen uintikeskus, which last hosted a major event at the pre-Olympic 2000 European Aquatics Championships.Three...
. She immediately won a silver medal in the 4×50 m freestyle relay alongside Inge Dekker
Inge Dekker
Inge Dekker is a butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Netherlands, who won the bronze medal with the Dutch women's 4×100 m freestyle relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She did so alongside Inge de Bruijn, Marleen Veldhuis and Chantal Groot...
, 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...
and Marleen Veldhuis
Marleen Veldhuis
Magdalena Johanna Maria Veldhuis is a professional swimmer from the Netherlands. She is world record holder in 4 events . Veldhuis has won 6 world championships gold medals and 20 European championships gold medals...
. Individually she ended up 22nd in the 50 m freestyle and 18th in the 100 m freestyle. At the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2007
European Short Course Swimming Championships 2007
The European Short Course Swimming Championships 2007 was the fifteenth edition of the European Short Course Swimming Championships, held in Debrecen, Hungary between 13–16 December...
in Debrecen
Debrecen
Debrecen , is the second largest city in Hungary after Budapest. Debrecen is the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar county.- Name :...
she only swam in the heats of both relays.
2008
In March 2008 during the 2008 European Aquatics Championships in Eindhoven in her homecountry she swam time-trials for the 2008 Summer Olympics2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
and qualified herself for the 4×100 m and 4×200 m freestyle relay. One month later she took part at 2008 FINA Short Course World Championships
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...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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where she swam in the heats of the 4×100 m freestyle relay which became world champion later on although she was replaced for the final. She also started in the heats of the 4 × 100 m medley relay and helping the Dutch to achieve the final spot. In this final she was replaced and did not swim, but her team mates finished fourth. Individually she started in the 200 m freestyle and ended up 18th.
2008 Summer Olympics
De Jonge was selected for the 2008 Summer Olympics in BeijingBeijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
in where she formed a team with swimmers like Inge Dekker, Chantal Groot, Femke Heemskerk, Linda Bank
Linda Bank
Linda Bank is a Dutch Olympic swimmer.Bank mainly focuses on the freestyle distances and is part of the Dutch national team that swims races at the larger international tournaments. In 2007 she took part at the World Championships in Melbourne where she was eliminated in the heats at the 200m...
, Ranomi Kromowidjojo
Ranomi Kromowidjojo
Ranomi Kromowidjojo is a Dutch swimmer who mainly specializes in freestyle but also has potential in backstroke and butterfly events. As part of the Dutch team, she holds the world records in the 4×50 m and 4×200 m freestyle relays on short course , and 4×100 m freestyle relay on long course...
, Manon van Rooijen, Hinkelien Schreuder
Hinkelien Schreuder
Hinkelien Schreuder is a butterfly, freestyle and backstroke swimmer from The Netherlands, who also competed in the medley events...
, Jolijn van Valkengoed
Jolijn van Valkengoed
Jolijn van Valkengoed is a Dutch Swimmer, who is mainly specialized in breaststroke. She is currently training in her hometown Lelystad together with her younger brother Thijs. At the age of 24 she made her international debut at the European Championships 2006 in Budapest...
and Marleen Veldhuis. She did not qualify for an individual event, but was eligible to swim for the team in the three relay events (4 × 100 m freestyle, 4 × 200 m freestyle, 4 × 100 m medley). She was not chosen to swim in the 4 × 100 m freestyle, but did swim in the series for the 4 × 200 m freestyle, finishing fifth and being eliminated. She saw her team mates win the gold medal at the 4 × 100 m freestyle.
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