The Dutch swimming team on Sunday two gold medals and a bronze medal may be credited to the final day of the World Short Course in Doha.
The relay swimmers were after the 4×100 and 4×200 meter freestyle clearly the fastest on the 4×50 meter freestyle.
Ranomi Kromowidjojo later took individual gold in the 50 free and Femke Heemskerk swam to the bronze in the 200 free.
the successful final day in Qatar finishes Netherlands, that only women afvaardigde, a total of twelve medals including five gold. <- block |! slideshow start ->
Dekker
Kromowidjojo remained on the 50 free with 23:32 only eight hundredths above her own world record. The difference with the competition was relatively large. Bronte Campbell from Australia picked up three tenths silver.
Inge Dekker was sixth in 24.02 at the shortest distance. Drenthe knew this in the individual numbers one unfortunate evening. Dekker finished just off the podium in the 100 butterfly, she was fourth.
The 24-year-old Kromowidjojo won last year at the World Cup long track in Barcelona on the 50 free also the world title. On the short course she was in 2010 at this distance also the best on the global tournament.
She left this summer shoot EK long track in Berlin, because she wanted to concentrate after a troubled period in training.
Split Time
Kromowidjojo, Heemskerk, Dekker and Maud van der put more in the relay set a new world record with 1.34,24.
Netherlands was after the first 50 meters of Dekker still in fourth place in the final. Heemskerk team then brought at once to the leading position.
Van der Meer strangled after her 50 meters a second, but Kromwidjojo still took the gold in a fantastic split time of 22.88.
Sjöström
Heemskerk was fastest reached the final of the 200 free, but had Sarah Sjöström and Katinka Hosszu doing better. Swedish swam 1.50,78 a world record.
Roelofarendsveen Veense picked earlier in the tournament or gold in 100 free. That was her first individual title at a major tournament. Moreover, she was with the relay swimmers three times the best.
Both Heemskerk and Kromowidjojo close the tournament with four gold medals and one bronze medal. Netherlands drew with a record twelve times medals at the World Short Course
emotional Kromowidjojo:. “Nice to be back”
By: NU.nl/ANP
Picture: Reuters
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