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| Esmee
VERMEULEN |
| Sport |
Open Water Swimming |
| NOC |
Netherlands
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 21 Apr 1996
in Zaandam, NED |
| Height | 1.79 m |
| Weight | 64 kg |
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General Interest |
Famous relatives |
Her sister Tessa has competed in swimming at international level. (Athlete, 16 Jul 2015) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
She got her swimming certificates at an early age and decided to join a swimming club. "My parents arranged for me to take an intensive weekend course so I could get my basic swimming diplomas, they didn't want to spend their time waiting around at the swimming pool. Then they worried that I would forget how to swim and enrolled me in a local swimming club. Once I had mastered my front-crawl breathing, I started making progress and was having more and more fun. As a result my parents had to take me to the pool three times a week." |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
She was named 2011 Sportswoman of the Year in Zaandam, Netherlands. (dichtbij.nl, 15 Feb 2012)
She was named 2007 Sports Talent of the Year in Zaandam, Netherlands. (rodimedia.nl, 25 Feb 2009) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began swimming at age six in Zaandam, Netherlands. |
International Debut |
Year |
2013 |
Competing for |
Netherlands |
Tournament |
World Championships |
Location |
Barcelona, ESP |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Student |
Languages |
Dutch, English |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Esmeetje (Athlete, 16 Jul 2015) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"If you want something badly enough, you'll get it." (cursor.tue.nl, 19 Sep 2018) |
Injuries |
She suffered from glandular fever [mononucleosis] in early 2012 that affected her performances. (cursor.tue.nl, 19 Sep 2018) |
Other information |
RETIREMENT
In January 2020 she announced her retirement from the sport that. "I want to give priority to my dream of studying medicine. I am going to miss swimming, but I also look forward to world outside the sport." (welingelichtekringen.nl, 09 Jan 2020)
OPEN WATER SWITCH
She began to focus on open water swimming events in 2017. "The perfectionism of the indoor pool appeals to me. From start to finish everything has to be just right. From the walk-on to the touch you are completely in your zone. You are utterly oblivious to all the shouting and cheering in the stands. You don't even hear the applause. But I thought I was nearing my limit in the pool. As an experiment, I took part in a World Cup open water competition and that went surprisingly well. And then, of course, that surprise at this summer's European Championships [2018 in Glasgow] happened." She won an individual bronze and team gold medal at the championships. (SportsDeskOnline, 18 Apr 2019; cursor.tue.nl, 19 Sep 2018)
STUDIES
She studies medical science and technology at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands. (Instagram profile, 21 Mar 2019) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
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World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 7 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:54.29 |
| 3 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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| 1 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay |
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| 1 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
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European Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 6 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
8:02.94 |
| Semifinal |
2016 |
London, ENG |
200m Freestyle |
1:59.66 |
| Heats |
2016 |
London, ENG |
400m Freestyle |
4:19.80 |
| 1 |
2016 |
London, ENG |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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| 3 |
2016 |
London, ENG |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:53.63 |
| Heats |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
400m Freestyle |
4:17.04 |
| Semifinal |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
200m Freestyle |
1:59.89 |
| Heats |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
100m Freestyle |
55.18 |
| 2 |
2014 |
Berlin, GER |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:36.26 |
European Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 38 |
2011 |
Szczecin, POL |
200m Freestyle |
2:02.04 |
| 37 |
2011 |
Szczecin, POL |
400m Freestyle |
4:16.21 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 15 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
10km |
1:54:58.4 |
| 7 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
5km - Team Relay |
54:37.2 |
European Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
10km |
1:55:27.4 |
| 7 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
25km |
5:24:54.7 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
5km - Team Relay |
52:35.0 |
World Series |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 14 |
2019 |
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10km |
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| 5 |
2019 |
Balatonfüred, HUN |
10km |
1:58:50.3 |
| 12 |
2019 |
Beau Vallon, SEY |
10km |
2:01:59.90 |
| 27 |
2019 |
Doha, QAT |
10km |
2:04:29.3 |
| 15 |
2018 |
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10km |
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| 4 |
2018 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
10km |
2:00:26.4 |
| 14 |
2018 |
Beau Vallon, SEY |
10km |
1:58:47.10 |
| 18 |
2018 |
Doha, QAT |
10km |
2:03:07.6 |
| 13 |
2018 |
Setúbal, POR |
10km |
2:07:08.56 |
| 14 |
2017 |
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10km |
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| 17 |
2017 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
10km |
1:53:58.3 |
| 16 |
2017 |
Hong Kong, CHN |
10km |
2:03:14.5 |
| 4 |
2017 |
Qiandaohu, CHN |
10km |
1:37:30.8 |
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