Ron Kroon Explained

Ronald Kroon (17 September 1942, Amsterdam – 12 July 2001, Huizen) was a Dutch freestyle swimmer who won two bronze medals at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships.[1] He also competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics with the best achievement of 8th place in the 4×100 meters medley relay.[2] Between 1960 and 1964 he was four times national champion and set 12 national records in the 100 m freestyle event. He was the first Dutch athlete to swim 100 meters within 55 seconds.[3]

After his swimming career, Kroon became a photographer with photograph press agency Anefo (1965-1968), and contributing editor at AVRO Sportpanorama in the seventies.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.gbrathletics.com/sport/swimec.htm EUROPEAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418081413/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kr/ron-kroon-1.html Ron Kroon
  3. http://www.zwemmenindepolder.nl/zwemmers/zwemmers-1940-1970/ron-kroon.html Ron Kroon