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Henk Elzerman

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Henk Elzerman
Henk Elzerman in 1979
Personal information
Born (1958-09-18) 18 September 1958 (age 66)
The Hague, the Netherlands
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubZIAN, Den Haag

Hendrik "Henk" Elzerman (born 18 September 1958) is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There he was eliminated in the qualifying heats of the 400 m and 1500 m freestyle. As a member of the Dutch Relay Team, he finished in sixth position (7:42.56) of the 4 × 200 m freestyle. Both his elder sister Josien and brother Hans were international competitive swimmers, who represented the Netherlands at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]

Between 1975 and 1977 he set more than 20 national records in the 200–1500 m freestyle events.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Fred Eefting Archived 2012-11-07 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Henk Elzerman. zwemmenindepolder.nl
Henk Elzerman in 1975