De Bruijn, Inge (1973–)

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De Bruijn, Inge (1973–)

Dutch swimmer. Pronunciation: de Brown. Born Aug 24, 1973, in Barendrecht, Netherlands.

At SC European championships, placed 1st for 50-meter freestyle (1998, 2001), 50-meter butterfly (1998) and 100-meter freestyle (2001); at LC European championships, placed 1st for 50-meter freestyle and 100-meter butterfly (1999); at SC World championships, won a gold medal for 50-meter freestyle; won gold medals for 100-meter butterfly, 100-meter freestyle, and 50-meter freestyle and a silver medal for 4 × 100-meter freestyle relay at Sydney Olympics (2000); at LC World championships, won gold medals for 50-meter freestyle, 100-meter freestyle, and 50-meter butterfly (2001); won bronze medals for 100-meter butterfly and 4 × 100-meter freestyle relay, silver medal for 100-meter freestyle, and gold medal for 50-meter freestyle at Athens Olympics (2004).

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