Nationality Dutch Height 1.89 m Role Freestyle swimmer | Name Mark Veens Sport Swimming Strokes Freestyle swimming | |
Full name Mark Hermanus Maria Veens Born 26 June 1978 (age 45) ( 1978-06-26 ) Venray, Limburg, Netherlands Olympic medals Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay Similar People Johan Kenkhuis, Pieter van den Hoogenband, Klaas‑Erik Zwering, Mitja Zastrow, Minouche Smit | ||
Mark Hermanus Maria Veens (born June 26, 1978 in Venray, Limburg) is a freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at three consequentive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia as a member of the 4×100 m freestyle (fifth place).
Veens' finest hour came at the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Sheffield, where he ended up in second place in the 50 m freestyle. Half a year later, at the 1997 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Hong Kong, he won the bronze medal in the 50 m freestyle.
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