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Robert Lijesen (born February 5, 1985 in Dordrecht) is a Dutch Swimmer,[1] who is specialized in the 50 and 100 m freestyle. He is currently trained by former world champion Marcel Wouda at the same club as multiple olympic champion Pieter van den Hoogenband. He holds the European record in the 4 × 100 m freestyle Short Course together with Bas van Velthoven, Mitja Zastrow and Robin van Aggele in 3:09.18[2] swum during the World SC Championships 2008 in Manchester they finished second in this event behind the United States who swam a world record in the same race.

Robert Lijesen

Personal information
Full name	Robert Lijesen
Nationality	Netherlands
Born	(1985-02-05) February 5, 1985 (age 37) Dordrecht
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	freestyle
Club	Nationaal Zweminstituut Eindhoven
Medal record Men's Swimming Representing the  Netherlands World Championships (SC) 2008 Manchester 4×100 m freestyle European Championships (LC) 2008 Eindhoven 4×100 m freestyle

Swimming career

Lijesen made his international senior debut at the 2006 FINA Short Course World Championships in Shanghai with the 23rd place in the 100 m freestyle.

2008

He was part of the team that broke the European record in the 4 × 100 m freestyle (SC) at the 2008 FINA Short Course World Championships alongside Bas van Velthoven, Mitja Zastrow and Robin van Aggele winning a silver medal doing so. Individually he reached 17th place in the 50 m freestyle. With the 4 × 100 m medley relay he reached an 8th place together with Bastiaan Tamminga, van Aggele and Joeri Verlinden swimming a new national record.

A few weeks before at the 2008 European Aquatics Championships in Eindhoven he won the bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle, where he split faster than Pieter van den Hoogenband who was later revealed suffered from the flu. Individually he ended 12th in the 100 m freestyle, in the 50 m freestyle he reached the final where he finished 6th.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics he finished 10th in the 4 × 100 m freestyle with Zastrow, van den Hoogenband and van Velthoven. In the 50 m freestyle, his only individual start, he reached a 32nd spot.

See also

• List of swimmers
• Dutch records in swimming
• European records in swimming

Personal bests

Short course[1][3] Event Time Date Location 50 m freestyle 21.72 2008-12-19 Amsterdam, Netherlands 100 m freestyle 47.42 2008-12-21 Amsterdam, Netherlands

Long course[1][3] Event Time Date Location 50 m freestyle 22.40 2008-12-05 Eindhoven, Netherlands 100 m freestyle 49.71 2008-03-21 Eindhoven, Netherlands

References

На других языках

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[de] Robert Lijesen

Robert Lijesen (* 5. Februar 1985 in Dordrecht) ist ein niederländischer Schwimmer.

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- [en] Robert Lijesen

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[es] Robert Lijesen

Robert Lijesen (Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel, 5 de febrero de 1985) es un deportista neerlandés que compitió en natación, especialista en el estilo libre. Su hermano Bastiaan compitió en el mismo deporte.[1]

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