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| National team |  Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 January 1988 Neerpelt, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Brabo Antwerp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Ronald Gaastra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pieter Timmers (born 21 January 1988) is a Belgian retired competitive swimmer who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1][2] He won the silver medal in the 100 meter freestyle at the 2016 Olympics. Timmers currently holds nine Belgian records, and seven national titles in long and short course freestyle (50, 100, and 200). Timmers is a resident athlete for Brabo Antwerp, and trains under his personal coach Ronald Gaastra.[1][3] He stands 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in), and weighs 89 kg (196 lb).[1] He ended his career in Budapest in the second season of the International Swimming League in 2020.[1]
- ^ a b c "Pieter Timmers". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pieter Timmers". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ "Ronald Gaastra: "Finale kan voor Pieter Timmers"" [Ronald Gaastra: "Pieter Timmers may reach the finale"] (in Dutch). Gazet van Antwerpen. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2013.