Thamar Henneken
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Thamar Nanette Henneken (born August 2, 1979 in Delft
, Zuid-Holland) is a former 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. She did so alongside Inge de Bruijn
, Wilma van Hofwegen
and Manon van Rooijen
.
After the Sydney Games she tried to succeed as a rower, but she soon returned to swimming. She is engaged to former world champion Marcel Wouda
. The couple had a baby in early 2005.
Delft
Delft is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland , the Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam and The Hague....
, Zuid-Holland) is a former 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...
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
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney, Australia. She did so alongside Inge de Bruijn
Inge de Bruijn
Inge de Bruijn is a Dutch former swimmer. She was a four-time Olympic champion and a former world record holder.-Biography:De Bruijn was born in Barendrecht, South Holland, and tried several sports before settling with swimming....
, Wilma van Hofwegen
Wilma van Hofwegen
Willemina Cornelia Adriana van Hofwegen-Van Rijn is a former 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.Van Hofwegen did so alongside Inge de Bruijn,...
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...
.
After the Sydney Games she tried to succeed as a rower, but she soon returned to swimming. She is engaged to former world champion Marcel Wouda
Marcel Wouda
Marcel Reinier Wouda is a former Dutch swimmer, who became Holland's first world champion when he won the world title in the 200 m individual medley at the FINA 1998 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Australia...
. The couple had a baby in early 2005.