Dutch swimmer
Bastiaan Tamminga
Full name Bastiaan Tamminga Nationality Netherlands Born (1981-06-09 ) June 9, 1981 (age 43) Delft Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Weight 94 kg (207 lb) Sport Swimming Strokes Backstroke, Butterfly, Freestyle Club Nationaal Zweminstituut Eindhoven
Bastiaan Tamminga (born June 9, 1981) is a former Dutch swimmer who specializes in the 50 m events of the backstroke , butterfly and freestyle . He trained by former world champion Marcel Wouda alongside olympic champions Maarten van der Weijden and Hinkelien Schreuder .
Swimming career
Tamminga made his international debut at the European SC Championships 2001 in Antwerp . In the following years he appeared on many international tournaments especially in short course . At the European SC Championships 2007 in Debrecen , Hungary he won his only international medal, a bronze, in the 4×50 m medley relay alongside Nick Driebergen , Robin van Aggele and Mitja Zastrow .
2008
At the European Championships in March 2008 he finished 18th in the 50 m butterfly and 30th in the 100 m butterfly. In April he competed in the 2008 FINA Short Course World Championships and finished 10th in the 50 m butterfly, breaking the national record, and 21st in the 100 m. In the 4×100 m medley relay he swam a national record together with Robin van Aggele , Joeri Verlinden and Mitja Zastrow , finishing 8th in the final.
Personal bests
Short course[ 1] [ 2]
Event
Time
Date
Location
50 m freestyle
21.77
2008-12-11
Rijeka , Croatia
100 m freestyle
48.28
2008-12-21
Amsterdam , Netherlands
50 m backstroke
24.88
2002-12-13
Riesa , Germany
50 m butterfly
NR 22.97
2008-12-21
Amsterdam, Netherlands
100 m butterfly
52.49
2007-12-22
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Long course[ 1] [ 2]
Event
Time
Date
Location
50 m freestyle
23.73
2008-06-05
Eindhoven , Netherlands
50 m backstroke
26.30
2002-07-31
Berlin , Germany
50 m butterfly
23.87
2008-12-06
Eindhoven, Netherlands
100 m butterfly
54.91
2007-12-07
Eindhoven, Netherlands
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