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Valerie van Roon

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Roon, not Roon.
Valerie van Roon
Personal information
National team Netherlands
Born (1998-08-13) 13 August 1998 (age 26)
Delft, Netherlands
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke, freestyle
ClubDe Dolfijn Amsterdam
CoachRob Schut
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the  Netherlands
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2018 Hangzhou 4×50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2018 Hangzhou 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2018 Hangzhou 4×50 m mixed freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Melbourne 4×50 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rome 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rome 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rome 4×100 m medley
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2017 Copenhagen 4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2017 Copenhagen 4×50 m mixed freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2019 Glasgow 4×50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2021 Kazan 4×50 m freestyle

Valerie van Roon (born 13 August 1998) is a Dutch swimmer. She is a three-time European Champion and a three-time World silver medalist.[1]

Career

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van Roon competed at the 2014 European Junior Championships where she won the bronze medal in the 50 m freestyle and in the mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle.[2]

She competed at the 2017 European Short Course Championships in the 4×50 m freestyle relay along with Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Femke Heemskerk, and Tamara van Vliet, and they won the gold medal and set the world record with a time of 1:33.91.[3] She also competed in the heats of the 4×50 m mixed freestyle, and the Dutch team won the gold medal.[4]

At the 2018 FINA World Championships, she competed in the women's 4 × 50 m freestyle with Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Femke Heemskerk, and Kim Busch, and they won the silver medal behind the United States. She also competed in the heats of the women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle with Busch, Kromowidjojo, and Maaike de Waard, and they finished second,[5] but van Roon was switched out for Heemskerk in the finals, but van Roon still received a silver medal.[6] Additionally, she competed in the heats of the mixed 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay with Jesse Puts, Stan Pijnenburg, and Busch, and they finished fifth.[7] She did not compete in the final, but she still received the silver medal.[8]

van Roon competed at the 2019 European Short Course Championships in the 4×50 m freestyle relay along with Tamara van Vliet, Kira Toussaint, and Femke Heemskerk, and they tied for the gold medal with the French relay team.

References

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  1. ^ "Valerie van Roon". TeamNL. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Valerie van Roon". Zwemkroniek. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. ^ "4x50 m Freestyle - Women Final" (PDF). Copenhagen 2017. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Mixed's 4x50 m freestyle relay results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-25. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Women's 4x100m Freestyle Results Summary". Omega Timing. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Final results". Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  7. ^ "Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Results Summary". Omega Timing. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Mixed 4x50m Freestyle Results". Omega Timing. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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