Pholien Systermans

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Pholien Systermans
Personal information
Full namePholien Systermans
Nationality Belgium
Born (1990-03-27) 27 March 1990 (age 34)
Liège, Belgium
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubLiège Natation
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Antwerp 4x100m freestyle relay

Pholien Systermans (born 27 March 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]

At the 2010 European Aquatics Championships, Systermans was part of the Belgian 4 × 200 m relay team. They came seventh in the final.[5]

In 2020, he works as a physiotherapist-osteopath in France. He also participates in the sixth special season of Koh-Lanta, Koh-Lanta: L'Île des héros.[6]

References

  1. ^ "University of Florida profile". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  2. ^ Systermans breaks the Belgian 100m freestyle record 2009, RTBF report
  3. ^ Gators report
  4. ^ Legal challenge report
  5. ^ 2010 European Aquatics Championships results listings
  6. ^ Eliminated After réunification Koh-Lanta: Pholien, le jeune participant liégeois, est loin d’être un inconnu!, sudinfo.be

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