Rob van Empel (born 17 July 1941) is a retired Dutch breaststroke swimmer. His career was overshadowed by Wieger Mensonides, who dominated the Dutch breaststroke through the 1960s. However, at the national championships in 1962, they both finished in a national record time. Thus van Empel qualified for the 1962 European Aquatics Championships where he won a bronze medal.[1]
![]() Rob van Empel in 1962 | |||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Born | (1941-07-17) 17 July 1941 (age 81) Heilig Landstichting, Netherlands | ||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||
Club | ESCA, EZ&PC | ||||||||||
Medal record
|
Media related to Rob van Empel at Wikimedia Commons
![]() ![]() | This biographical article related to a Dutch swimmer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |