Maud van der Meer

Maud van der Meer (born 20 May 1992) is a Dutch competitive swimmer. She won the gold medal at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay (she only competed in the heats) and the silver medal at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay (together with Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Marrit Steenbergen and Femke Heemskerk).[3]

Maud van der Meer
Personal information
National team Netherlands
Born (1992-05-20) 20 May 1992[1]
Uden[2]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
WebsiteMaudVanDerMeer.com
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, medley
Kazan 2015 – Victory Ceremony 4×100 metres freestyle relay

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Van der Meer competed in the heats of the 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay, where the team finished 5th and qualified for the final.[4] In the final the Dutch team, without Van der Meer, went on to finish in 4th place.

References
  1. Olympic.org
  2. Interview with Van der Meer (in Dutch)
  3. "Swimming – Maud VAN DER MEER Netherlands". the-sports.org.
  4. Race, Loretta (July 12, 2016). "Kromowidjojo, Dekker, Verschuren Among 17-Strong Dutch Olympic Roster". Swimswam. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
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