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Dutch swimmer
Johan Kenkhuis (born 7 May 1980 in
Vriezenveen ,
Overijssel ) is an
Olympic medal winning
Dutch
swimmer .
From a young age, Kenkhuis had a strong interest in swimming. In 1998, he won gold medals in both the 100 meter and 200 meter freestyle events in the European Junior Championships. At the
2000 Olympic Games in
Sydney ,
Australia , Johan was a member of the bronze medal
4×200 meter freestyle relay team . He also helped the
Netherlands win a silver medal at the
FINA World Championships in
Fukuoka ,
Japan in 2001 as a member of the
4×100 meter freestyle relay team .
However, by 2002, he was growing tired of the sport and close to retirement. His coach, Fedor Hes, helped him develop a different training strategy which involved spending more time on dry land. Seemingly invigorated by the new training style, Johan quickly progressed enough to win fourth place at the
50 meter freestyle event in the
World Championships in
Barcelona , Spain. He finished only 0.01 seconds behind the bronze medalist.
In the
2004 Olympic Games , Johan was a member of the Dutch Olympic swim team.
[1] As the starting swimmer in the
4×100 meter freestyle relay , alongside
Pieter van den Hoogenband ,
Mitja Zastrow , and
Klaas-Erik Zwering he played a critical role in securing a silver medal in the event.
Kenkhuis is currently living in
Amsterdam where he is a member of
De Dolfijn SPAX swim club but trains with
XLence Swimteam . He is a Business and Marketing major at the
Johan Cruyff University in Amsterdam.
Kenkhuis was one of only eleven
openly
gay athletes to participate in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
[2]
[3] In November 2006 he announced that he would quit swimming on the highest level after the 2006 European Championships Short Course in
Helsinki, Finland .
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1993 :
Sweden (
Wallin ,
Werner ,
Frölander ,
Holmertz )
1995 :
Australia (
Klim ,
Dunn ,
Allen ,
Kowalski )
1997 :
Australia (
Klim ,
Hackett ,
Kirby ,
Dunn )
1999 :
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Van den Hoogenband ,
Kenkhuis ,
Zuijdweg ,
Wouda )
2000 :
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Walker ,
Tucker ,
Carvin )
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Hass ,
Dunne ,
Hackett )
2004 :
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Klueh ,
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2014 :
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Clary )
2016 :
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2018 :
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Coelho Santos ,
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2022 :
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Christophe ,
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1966:
East Germany (
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Gregor ,
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1970:
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Ilyichov )
1974:
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Meier ,
Nocke )
1977:
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Könnecker ,
Nocke )
1981:
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Shemetov ,
Salnikov ,
Chayev ,
Koplyakov )
1983:
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Krasyuk ,
Tkacenko ,
Markovsky )
1985:
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Schowtka ,
Fahrner ,
Korthals ,
Gross )
1987:
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Zesner ,
Lodziewski )
1989:
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Schadt ,
Zikarsky ,
Zikarsky )
1991:
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Prigoda ,
Tayanovich ,
Popov )
1993:
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Pyshnenko ,
Sadovyi ,
Popov )
1995:
Russia (
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Yegorov ,
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1997:
Russia (
Popov ,
Yegorov ,
Pimankov ,
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1999:
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Kenkhuis ,
Veens ,
Wouda ,
Van den Hoogenband )
2000:
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Chernyshov ,
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Popov )
2002:
Germany (
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Spanneberg ,
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2004:
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Galenda ,
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Vismara ,
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Stymne ,
Persson )
2010:
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Grechin ,
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Izotov )
2012:
France (
Leveaux ,
Bernard ,
Bousquet ,
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2014:
France (
Metella ,
Gilot ,
Manaudou ,
Stravius )
2016:
France (
Meynard ,
Manaudou ,
Gilot ,
Mignon )
2018:
Russia (
Rylov ,
Izotov ,
Morozov ,
Kolesnikov )
2020:
Russia (
Minakov ,
Shchegolev ,
Grinev ,
Kolesnikov )
2022:
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Miressi ,
Ceccon ,
Zazzeri ,
Frigo )
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Conrad ,
Tröger ,
Nolte ,
Smollich )
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Veens ,
Kenkhuis ,
Aartsen ,
Van den Hoogenband )
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Nystrand ,
Carlsson )
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Dahl ,
Nystrand ,
Frölander ,
Andersson )
2001: Ukraine (
Sylantyev ,
Volynets ,
Lisohor ,
Shyrshov )
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Kenkhuis ,
Damen ,
Holst ,
Veens )
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Damen ,
Van den Hoogenband )
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Maitre ,
Bernard ,
Barnier ,
Bousquet )
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Veens ,
Zastrow ,
Damen ,
Kenkhuis )
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Piehl ,
Tilly )
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Nylin ,
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Arbuzov ,
Kliukin ,
Konovalov )
2017: Russia (
Kolesnikov ,
Morozov ,
Fesikov ,
Vekovishchev )
2019: Russia (
Grinev ,
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Kolesnikov ,
Morozov )
2021: Netherlands (
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