Arjan Knipping

Arjan Knipping (born 1 August 1994) is a Dutch swimmer specialising in 200 and 400 metre individual medley.[1][2][3] Knipping holds the Dutch national record on the 200 and 400 metre medley.[4]

Arjan Knipping
Personal information
Full nameArjan Antonius Knipping
National team Netherlands
Born (1994-08-01) 1 August 1994
De Heurne, Netherlands
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesMedley
ClubPSV
CoachGeert Janssen

Career

He represented the Netherlands at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships and reached the finals in both the 200 and 400 metre individual medley,[5] setting a new national record in both events.[6] With these results he also qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6]

He also competed in the 2017 Summer Universiade and 2018 European Aquatics Championships.[7][8][3]

References
  1. "Arjan Knipping: Biography". swimrankings.net. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  2. "Arjan Knipping". sportuitslagen.org (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  3. "Arjan Knipping". zwemkroniek.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  4. "Alltime Top Times Netherlands Long Course (50m) Men". swimrankings.net. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  5. "Arjan Knipping Takes Almost Two Seconds Off Dutch Record In Men's 400 IM". SwimSwam. 28 July 2019.
  6. "Knipping verrast met finaleplaats 400 meter wisselslag en olympisch ticket" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 28 July 2019. Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  7. "Men's 200 individual medley - Heats" (PDF). 2017 Summer Universiade. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  8. "Men's 400 individual medley - Heats" (PDF). 2017 Summer Universiade. Retrieved 27 August 2019.


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