Ewout Holst, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ewout Holst

swimmer

Date of Birth: 08-Oct-1978

Place of Birth: The Hague, County of Holland, Netherlands

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Ewout Holst (born 8 October 1978 in Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands) is a Dutch former freestyle and butterfly swimmer. Holst's early years were spent abroad, travelling with his family to the various postings his father was given as a government official.
It was whilst at school in Bonn that his skills as a swimmer became recognised. He gained his first selection for the Dutch Team for the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Sheffield.
He was disqualified in the heats of the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
After a troubled period he decided to quit swimming after coming seventh in the 50 metres butterfly at the 2004 European Aquatics Championships in Madrid, Spain.