Henrik Steen Andersen Explained

Henrik Steen Andersen
Fullname:Henrik Steen Andersen
Strokes:Freestyle
Club:Taastrup IK
Birth Date:6 April 1977
Birth Place:Taastrup, Denmark
Height:1.930NaN0
Weight:950NaN0
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Henrik Steen Andersen (born 6 April 1977) is a Danish former swimmer, who specialized in sprint and middle-distance freestyle events.[1] He represented Denmark at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and also trained for the swim team at Taastrup Sport Club (Danish: Taastrup Idræts Klub).[2]

Andersen competed for Denmark in two swimming events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[3] [4] On the first day of the Games, he teamed up with Dennis Otzen Jensen, Jeppe Nielsen, and Jacob Carstensen in the 4×100 m freestyle relay. Swimming the second leg in heat three, Andersen recorded a split of 51.45, but the Danes managed to pull off a seventh-place effort and eighteenth overall in a final time of 3:24.78.[5] [6] Three days later, Andersen, along with Jensen, Nielsen, and Carstensen, placed eleventh 4×200 m freestyle relay with a time of 7:24.63. During the prelims race in heat two, he came up with a spectacular swim on the second exchange and recorded a split of 1:51.51.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Henrik Steen Andersen. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418024750/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/henrik-steen-andersen-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 26 June 2013.
  2. News: Svømning-medaljer. Swimming medals. Danish. B.T. Danmark. 7 October 2000. 26 June 2013.
  3. Web site: Swimming – Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Startlist (Heat 3). PDF. Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. 26 June 2013.
  4. Web site: Swimming – Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Startlist (Heat 2). PDF. Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. 26 June 2013.
  5. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Heat 3 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . dead . 19 August 2011 . . . 336 . 23 April 2013 .
  6. News: Newberry. Paul. Thompson anchors U.S. relay win; Thorpe wins 400 free. https://archive.today/20130615211705/http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesSwimming/sep16_tho.html. usurped. June 15, 2013. Canoe.ca. 16 September 2000. 28 May 2013.
  7. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heat 2 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . dead . 19 August 2011 . . . 341 . 23 April 2013 .
  8. News: Wide-open race in the men's 100 free. https://archive.today/20130615164701/http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesSwimming/sep19_wid.html. usurped. June 15, 2013. Canoe.ca. 18 September 2000. 26 May 2013.

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