Haike Eva van Stralen (born 22 April 1983) is a Dutch former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events.[1] She is a two-time Olympian (2000 and 2004), and double Dutch short-course champion in the 200 and 400 m freestyle.[2] Van Stralen also played for De Kempvis Swimming Club in Spijkenisse, under her personal coach Dick Bergsma.
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Full name | Haike Eva van Stralen |
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Born | (1983-04-22) 22 April 1983 (age 39) Leusden, Netherlands |
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
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Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Freestyle |
Club | De Kempvis Spijkenisse |
Coach | Dick Bergsma |
Van Stralen made her first Dutch team, as a 17-year-old teen, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She placed eleventh, along with Carla Geurts, Chantal Groot, and Manon van Rooijen, in the 4×200 m freestyle relay with a time of 8:08.53.[3]
Four years later, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Van Stralen competed again in the women's 4×200 m freestyle relay as a member of the Dutch team.[4] She claimed the 200 m freestyle from the Dutch National Championships in Amsterdam, posting her relay entry time of 2:02.21.[5] Teaming with Groot, Marleen Veldhuis, and Celina Lemmen in heat two, van Stralen swam a second leg, and lowered her personal best to 2:01.80. Van Stralen and the entire Dutch team missed the top 8 final by almost two seconds, finishing only in fifth place and ninth overall with a final time of 8:08.96.[6][7]
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2004 Dutch Olympic swimming team | ||
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