Robin Neumann (born 12 December 1997) is a Dutch competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle.
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| National team |  Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 December 1997[1][3] Neuilly-sur-Seine, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | De Dolfijn[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of California, Berkeley | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Martin Truijens[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Neumann competed at the 2014 Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China, where she swam individually in the backstroke events. Since then she has changed her focus to freestyle.[2]
At the 2015 European Short Course Championships in Netanya, Israel, she finished 4th in the 200 meter freestyle.[3]
She qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the 200 meter freestyle and the 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay.[4] In the 200 m freestyle she finished 26th in the heats and did not advance to the semifinals. In the 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay, her team finished 14th in the heats.
Personal life edit
Neumann has an Austrian father and a Dutch mother. She is from Germany but currently represents the Netherlands.[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Robin Neumann" (in Dutch). NOC*NSF. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ^ a b "Robin Neumann" (in Dutch). Swim Cup Eindhoven. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ^ a b "Swimming - Robin NEUMANN". thesports.org. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ^ Race, Loretta (July 12, 2016). "Kromowidjojo, Dekker, Verschuren Among 17-Strong Dutch Olympic Roster". Swimswam. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
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