Femke Heemskerk

  • Femke Heemskerk
    Femke Heemskerk
  • Sport
    Swimming
  • Medals
    • Gold 0
    • Silver 1
    • Bronze 0
  • Country
    Netherlands
  • Date of Birth
    September 20, 1987
  • Height
    5' 10" (1.8m)
  • Weight
    148lbs. (67kg)
  • Age
    25
  • Gender
    Female
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Schedule & Results

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Dates and times are in EDT.
Time Event Type Sport Event Stage Match
7/28/12 7:17 AM Swimming Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Qualifying See Results
7/28/12 3:43 PM Medal/Final Swimming Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Final See Results
7/30/12 5:12 AM Swimming Women's 200m Freestyle Qualifying See Results
8/1/12 5:11 AM Swimming Women's 100m Freestyle Qualifying See Results
8/1/12 2:45 PM Swimming Women's 100m Freestyle Semifinal See Results
8/3/12 6:35 AM Swimming Women's 4x100m Medley Relay Qualifying See Results

Femke Heemskerk Biography

Heemskerk won a gold medal for the Netherlands at the 2008 Olympics as a member of the 4x100 meter freestyle relay team. She struggled in the 200 individual medley at those Games, however, finishing 28th during the heats. Later that year, Heemskerk won silver in the 200 free at the short course world championships and finished fifth in the 100 medley. She captured another gold at the 2011 worlds as part of the 4x100 free relay team. The Dutch team, with her starring, holds the world record on 4x100 free relay long course, as well as the 4x200 free relay short course.

Overall Medal Count

Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 46 29 29 104
2 China 38 27 23 88
3 Russia 24 26 32 82
4 Great Britain 29 17 19 65
5 Germany 11 19 14 44
6 Japan 7 14 17 38
7 Australia 7 16 12 35
8 France 11 11 12 34
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