Johan Kenkhuis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Johan Kenkhuis

Dutch swimmer

Date of Birth: 07-May-1980

Place of Birth: Twenterand, Overijssel, Netherlands

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Johan Kenkhuis

  • Johan Kenkhuis (born 7 May 1980 in Vriezenveen, Overijssel) is an Olympic medal winning Dutch swimmer. From a young age, Kenkhuis had a strong interest in swimming.
  • In 1998, he won gold medals in both the 100 meter and 200 meter freestyle events in the European Junior Championships.
  • At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, Johan was a member of the bronze medal 4×200 meter freestyle relay team.
  • He also helped the Netherlands win a silver medal at the FINA World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan in 2001 as a member of the 4×100 meter freestyle relay team. However, by 2002, he was growing tired of the sport and close to retirement.
  • His coach, Fedor Hes, helped him develop a different training strategy which involved spending more time on dry land.
  • Seemingly invigorated by the new training style, Johan quickly progressed enough to win fourth place at the 50 meter freestyle event in the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain.
  • He finished only 0.01 seconds behind the bronze medalist. In the 2004 Olympic Games, Johan was a member of the Dutch Olympic swim team.
  • As the starting swimmer in the 4×100 meter freestyle relay, alongside Pieter van den Hoogenband, Mitja Zastrow, and Klaas-Erik Zwering he played a critical role in securing a silver medal in the event. Kenkhuis is currently living in Amsterdam where he is a member of De Dolfijn SPAX swim club but trains with XLence Swimteam.
  • He is a Business and Marketing major at the Johan Cruyff University in Amsterdam. Kenkhuis was one of only eleven openly gay athletes to participate in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
  • In November 2006 he announced that he would quit swimming on the highest level after the 2006 European Championships Short Course in Helsinki, Finland.

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