Maarten van der Weijden

Maarten van der Weijden (born March 31, 1981 in Alkmaar ) is a Dutch long-distance swimmer .

Maarten van der Weijden won over 25 kilometers at the 2008 Open Water World Championships . At the Olympic Games in Beijing van der Weijden won the gold medal over 10 kilometers . He was also named Open Water Swimmer of the Year in 2008 .

On March 3, 2018, he set a new record in 24-hour swimming with 102.8 km. He swam in 4 days 21.-24. June 2019 the speed skating track Elfstedentocht : 195 km.

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↑ Athlete Biography ( Memento from March 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
↑ Swimming on Sports 123 (English)
↑ http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/SwimmersOfTheYear.asp
↑ 102.8km! Olympic champion breaks world record in 24-hour swimming. swimsportnews.de, March 5, 2018, accessed on July 18, 2019 .
↑ Sports: Maarten van der Weijden swam the eleven cities! NetherlandsNet, uni-muenster.de, June 25, 2019, accessed October 29, 2019.

personal data
SURNAME	Weijden, Maarten van der
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Dutch long distance swimmer
DATE OF BIRTH	March 31, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH	Alkmaar

[1] Athlete Biography ( Memento from March 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (English)

[2] Swimming on Sports 123 (English)

[3] ttp://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/SwimmersOfTheYear.asp

[4] 102.8km! Olympic champion breaks world record in 24-hour swimming. swimsportnews.de, March 5, 2018, accessed on July 18, 2019 .

[5] Sports: Maarten van der Weijden swam the eleven cities! NetherlandsNet, uni-muenster.de, June 25, 2019, accessed October 29, 2019.