Benno_Kuipers

Benno Kuipers

Benno Kuipers

Dutch swimmer

Benno Gerrit Valentijn Kuipers (born March 6, 1974, in Ede, Gelderland) is a former breaststroke swimmer from the Netherlands. Kuipers competed for his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia.

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After having missed qualification for the European LC Championships 2002 in Berlin, he retired from the international scene. He then became an assistant coach of Fedor Hes in Amsterdam. Kuipers won a total of eighteen Dutch titles during his career, which was plagued by injury.

During his swimming career, Kuipers became 18 times Dutch Champion. Currently Kuipers is known for his open water enthusiasm, he regularly trains in an Amsterdam lake called ‘De Nieuwe Meer’. [1]

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    "Benno Kuipers - Personal Swimming". Personal Swimming (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-10-29.
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