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Maud van der Meer

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In this Dutch name, the surname is van der Meer, not Meer.
Maud van der Meer
Personal information
National team Netherlands
Born (1992-05-20) 20 May 1992 (age 32)[1]
Uden[2]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
WebsiteMaudVanDerMeer.com
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, medley
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the Netherlands
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shanghai 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2015 Kazan 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2017 Budapest 4x100 m mixed freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Budapest 4x100 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2014 Doha 4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2014 Doha 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2016 Windsor 4x50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Windsor 4x100 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2016 London 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2016 London 4×100 m mixed freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2014 Berlin 4×100 m freestyle

Maud van der Meer (born 20 May 1992) is a former Dutch competitive swimmer. She won the gold medal at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay (she only competed in the heats) and the silver medal at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay (together with Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Marrit Steenbergen and Femke Heemskerk).[3]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Van der Meer competed in the heats of the 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay, where the team finished 5th and qualified for the final.[4] In the final the Dutch team, without Van der Meer, went on to finish in 4th place.

In January 2021, at the age of 28, van der Meer announced her retirement from competitive swimming.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Olympic.org
  2. ^ Interview with Van der Meer (in Dutch)
  3. ^ "Swimming – Maud VAN DER MEER Netherlands". the-sports.org.
  4. ^ Race, Loretta (July 12, 2016). "Kromowidjojo, Dekker, Verschuren Among 17-Strong Dutch Olympic Roster". Swimswam. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  5. ^ Race, Retta (2021-01-18). "Dutch Olympian Maud Van Der Meer Retires At 28". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
Kazan 2015 – Victory Ceremony 4×100 metres freestyle relay
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