Pholien Systermans
Personal information | |
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Full name | Pholien Systermans |
Nationality | Belgium |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Freestyle |
Club | Liège Natation |
Pholien Systermans (born March 27, 1990 in Liège)[1]. is a Belgian swimmer who gained the Belgian 100m freestyle record in 2009.[2]
Systermans was coached at Liège Natation by André Henveaux and is currently studying at the University of Florida[3]. As a junior he had been part of the 4x100 freestyle relay team that gained a bronze medal for Belgium at the 2007 European Junior Swimming Championships. In 2009 he was fined €1500 for wearing the 'wrong costume' at a Rome swimming meet, a decision which he challenged legally in May 2010.[4]