- Robin van Aggele
Infobox Swimmer
swimmername = Robin van Aggele
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fullname = Robin van Aggele
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nationality = NED
strokes = breaststroke, butterfly
club = AZ&PC
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birthdate = bda|1984|7|30
birthplace =Hilversum ,Netherlands
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height = height|m=1.89 [ [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/8/217808.shtml Beijing 2008 profile] ]
weight = convert|90|kg|lb
medaltemplates =Robin van Aggele (born
July 30 ,1984 inHilversum ) is a DutchSwimmer . [http://www.zwemkroniek.com/whoswho.php?action=1&id=34 Zwemkroniek.com - dé nieuws en informatiesite van zwemmend Nederland ] ] Who is the most allround swimmer from theNetherlands sinceMarcel Wouda . He holds the European Record in the 4x100 m freestyle Short Course together withRobert Lijesen ,Bas van Velthoven andMitja Zastrow in 3:09.18 [ [http://www.lenweb.org/files_new/pdf_records/Short_Course_Records.pdf European Short Course Records] ] swum during the World SC Championships 2008 inManchester they finished second in this event behind theUnited States who swum a world record in the same race. Van Aggele holds several national records in different strokes.Swimming Career
Robin van Aggele made his international debut at the
European SC Championships 2004 inVienna . At the World LC Championships 2005 inMontreal he finished 14th in the 200 m individual medley and 11th in the 400 m individual medley. Later that year he finished 4th in the 100 m individual medley at theEuropean SC Championships 2005 just 0,01 behindVytautas Janusaitis .In 2006 van Aggele qualified for the European LC Championships 2006 but didn't start because he had trained to hard and was to tired to compete. In
Helsinki he won his first international medal with the dutch relay team in 4x50 m freestyle finishing 3rd. At the World LC Championships 2007 he reached a 10th place in the 50 m breaststroke as best result. At the national championships in june he nominated himself for the 200 m individual medley in Beijing 2008. At the end of the year he confirmed his nomination and qualified for the games atDutch Open Swim Cup . One week later he won a bronze medal with the 4x50 m medley team at theEuropean SC Championships 2007 inDebrecen .pring 2008
In 2008 his first big tournament of the year was in his home country, the
European LC Championships 2008 which was held inEindhoven . After a disappointing start of the tournament, he came back strong breaking the 100 m butterfly national record ofJoris Keizer bringing it to 52.20 and finishing 4th in the final. At the last day of the tournament he finished 4th again this time in the 4x100 medley relay together withNick Driebergen ,Thijs van Valkengoed andMitja Zastrow swimming a national record in 3:37.00. A few weeks later he won a silver medal at the World SC Championships 2008 inManchester with the 4x100 m freestyle team. He also reached 3 individual finals in the 50 and 100 m breaststroke and the 100 m individual medley.2008 Summer Olympics
The
2008 Summer Olympics were a big disappointment for van Aggele he was eliminated in the heats of the 100 m butterfly, 200 m breaststroke and the 200 m medley. One month after the Games he announced to join swimclub AZ&PC and started training under the guidance of Fedor Hes, who helped him already in his Beijing preparations, and Mark Faber [ [http://www.zwemkroniek.com/nieuws.php?item=5280 Robin van Aggele joins AZ&PC] ] .Personal bests
See also
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List of swimmers
*European records in swimming
*Dutch records in swimming References
External Link
* [http://www.robinvanaggele.nl Official Website]
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