Cees Vervoorn

Cees Vervoorn
Cees Vervoorn in 1980
Personal information
Born (1960-04-11) 11 April 1960 (age 64)
The Hague, Netherlands
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubZIAN, Den Haag

Cornelis "Cees" Vervoorn (born 11 April 1960) is a retired swimmer from the Netherlands. He competed at the 1976, 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics in seven events; in 1980, he finished fourth, sixth and seventh in the 100 m and 200 m butterfly and 4 × 100 m medley relay, respectively.[1] In the 100 m butterfly final, he clocked 55.25, missing the bronze medal by 0.12 s. In the semifinal he swam 55.02, qualifying first for the final.[2]

He won a national title in the 100 m freestyle in 1978 and between 1977 and 1984 set more than 30 national records in various butterfly and freestyle events.[3]

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