Maarten Brzoskowski Explained
Maarten Brzoskowski (born 19 September 1995) is a Dutch competitive swimmer of Polish origin who specializes in freestyle. He holds the Dutch records in both the long course and short course 400 meter freestyle events.
His father's grandfather emigrated during World War I from Poland to the Netherlands.[4]
Career
Brzoskowski participated in his first international championships at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships in Berlin, swimming the 400, 800, and 1500 meter freestyle events.
He qualified for the 800 meter and 1500 meter freestyle at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia, where he finished 16th and 15th in the heats. After the world championships, he shifted his focus from the 1500 meter to the 400 meter. Later that year, he made the finals in the 200 and 400 meter freestyle events at the 2015 European Short Course Championships in Netanya, Israel.
At the 2016 European Aquatics Championships in London, he won the gold medal in the 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay, swimming the second leg.[5] The team, also consisting of Dion Dreesens, Kyle Stolk, and Sebastiaan Verschuren, broke the Dutch record. Individually Brzoskowski made the finals in the 200 and 400 meter freestyle events. In the latter he finished 5th, breaking the 14-year old Dutch record held by Pieter van den Hoogenband.[6]
Brzoskowski qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He finished 18th in the 400 meter freestyle, and 7th in the final of the 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay.[7]
Personal bests
| valign=top align=left | | Long course |
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| Event | Time | Date | Location |
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| 200 m freestyle | 1:46.62 | 2019-06-21 | Amersfoort, Netherlands | | 400 m freestyle | 3:47.09NR | 2016-05-16 | London, United Kingdom | | 800 m freestyle | 7:54.31 | 2015-08-04 | Kazan, Russia | | 200 m butterfly | 1:58.84 | 2018-12-16 | Sarcelles, France | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Maarten Brzoskowski . . Dutch . July 28, 2016 . 29 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160829040240/http://nocnsf.nl/cms/showpage.aspx?id=6735 . dead.
- News: Brzoskowski volgt zijn held op . Rob . Schoof . May 16, 2016 . . Dutch . July 28, 2016 . 19 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160919185302/http://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2016/05/16/brzoskowski-volgt-zijn-held-op-1620945-a370383 . live.
- Web site: Maarten Brzoskowski . TeamNL . Dutch . July 28, 2016 . 17 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160817202148/https://teamnl.org/sporters/5887-maarten-brzoskowski . live.
- Web site: Maarten Brzoskowski interview . hollandswimming.nl . 6 August 2016 . nl . 20 May 2011 . 19 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160819160548/http://www.hollandswimming.nl/index.php/wk-zwemlog-23-maart-mainmenu-91/4022-interviewmb . dead.
- Web site: Dutch Men Win First European Relay Title Since 1999 . James . Sutherland . May 21, 2016 . Swimswam . July 28, 2016 . 24 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160524161019/https://swimswam.com/dutch-men-win-first-european-relay-title-since-1999/ . live.
- Web site: Brzoskowski Breaks van den Hoogenband's Dutch 400 Free Record . James . Sutherland . May 16, 2016 . Swimswam . July 28, 2016 . 17 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160517124935/https://swimswam.com/brzoskowski-breaks-van-den-hoogenbands-dutch-400-free-record/ . live.
- Web site: Kromowidjojo, Dekker, Verschuren Among 17-Strong Dutch Olympic Roster . Loretta . Race . July 12, 2016 . Swimswam . July 28, 2016 . 5 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160805195125/https://swimswam.com/kromowidjojo-dekker-verschuren-among-17-strong-dutch-olympic-roster/ . live.
- Web site: Maarten Brzoskowski Personal Records . swimrankings.net . 5 November 2021 . 22 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222113512/http://www.swimrankings.net/index.php?page=athleteDetail&athleteId=4286496 . live.
