Robin Neumann

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Robin Neumann (born 12 December 1997) is a Dutch competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle.

Nationalteam Netherlands
Born (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 28)[1][2]
StrokesFreestyle
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Robin Neumann
Personal information
National team Netherlands
Born (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 28)[1][2]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubDe Dolfijn[1]
College teamUniversity of California, Berkeley
CoachMartin Truijens[3]
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the Netherlands
World Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place2016 Windsor4 × 100 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place2020 Budapest4 × 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2016 London4 × 200 m freestyle
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Neumann competed at the 2014 Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China, where she swam individually in the backstroke events. Since then she has changed her focus to freestyle.[3]

At the 2015 European Short Course Championships in Netanya, Israel, she finished 4th in the 200 meter freestyle.[2]

She qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the 200 meter freestyle and the 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay.[4] In the 200 m freestyle she finished 26th in the heats and did not advance to the semifinals. In the 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay, her team finished 14th in the heats.

Personal life

Neumann has an Austrian father and a Dutch mother. Robin was born in France, and grew up all over Europe, swimming everywhere her family moved to.[5] She currently represents the Netherlands.[1]

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References

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