Chantalle Zijderveld
Chantalle Zijderveld (born 17 September 2000) is a retired Dutch swimmer.[1] She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's 200 metre individual medley SM10, winning a gold medal; Women's 50 metre freestyle S10 and Women's 100 metre freestyle S10, winning silver medals; and Women's 100 metre butterfly S10, winning a bronze medal.[2]
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| Birth name | Belinda Chantalle Zijderveld | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 17, 2000 Rotterdam, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | High school | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | She is born without a right hand, and her right arm is shorter than her left arm. She also has scoliosis. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S10, SB9, SM10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Her main event is the 100m breaststroke, but she usually also competes in the 50m and 100m freestyle, 200m Individual Medley and the 100m butterfly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | ZZ & PC De Devel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Mark Faber (national) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World finals | 2013 IPC Swimming world championships 6th place 100m breaststroke, 7th place 200m individual medley 2015 IPC Swimming world championships 6th place 200m individual medley, 5th place 50m and 100m freestyle, 1st place 100m breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Regional finals | 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships 10th place 400m freestyle, 9th place 100m butterfly, 4th place 200m individual medley, 1st place 100m breaststroke 2016 IPC Swimming Open European Championships 9th place 400m freestyle (8th place European), 8th place 100m backstroke (7th place European), 4th place 50m and 100m freestyle and 200m individual medley (3rd place European), 1st place 100m breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National finals | Around 75 times a medallist at (youth) nationals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paralympic finals | Bronze medallist Paralympic Games Rio 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 50m freestyle 28.17, 100m freestyle 1.02.76, 100m butterfly 1.12.07, 100m breaststroke 1.16.69, 200m individual medley 2.33.10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal history
Zijderveld was born in Zwijndrecht, Netherlands in 2000. She was born without a right hand.[3]
International career
Zijderveld made her international debut in 2013, during the World Championships in Montréal. She competed in S10 classification freestyle events, but her specialty is the SB9 breaststroke, taking two European and one World title in the 100m distance.[4]
References
- "Chantalle Zijderveld". teamnl.org (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- "Swimming ZIJDERVELD Chantalle - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". .. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- "Chantalle Zijderveld". IPC (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- "Chantalle Zijderveld - Swimming | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
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