Nick Driebergen
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| Full name | Nicolaas Driebergen | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 19, 1987 Rijnsburg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Nationaal Zweminstituut Amsterdam | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Nicolaas "Nick" Driebergen (born August 19, 1987 in
Swimmer who is specialized in backstroke.[1] 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. He was the first swimmer in his country to swim the 100 m backstroke under 55 seconds and 200 m backstroke under 2 minutes at the long course
.
Swimming career
Nick Driebergen made his international debut at the
European SC Championships 2006 in Helsinki in the 100 m backstroke where he finished 8th. A week after he missed qualification for the 2007 World Aquatics Championships. He came back strong at the Dutch National Championships (LC) in June 2007 with national records in 100 and 200 m backstroke and nomination for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
.
In December 2007 he confirmed his nomination at the European SC Championships 2007 in Debrecen
with the 4×50 medley where he swam the backstroke leg.
2008
In 2008 he competed in the
illness
. At the Olympics he disappointedly ended 28th in the 100 m backstroke and 24th in the 200 m.
2012
At the 2012 Summer Olympics,[2] Driebergen competed in the men's 100 and 200 m backstroke and was part of the Dutch 4 x 100 m medley team.[2] In the 100 m backstroke, he reached the semi-finals, swimming a personal best (and national record) in the heats.[3] In the 200 m backstroke, he also reached the semi-finals.[2] The Dutch team reached the final of the 4 x 100 m medley.[2]
Personal bests
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See also
References
- ^ a b c Zwemkroniek.com - dé nieuws en informatiesite van zwemmend Nederland
- ^ a b c d "Nick Driebergen Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
- ^ a b c Nick on swimrankings.net
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