Frederike Johanna Maria "Femke" Heemskerk is a former Dutch competitive swimmer who mainly specializes in freestyle, but has a strong backstroke and medley.
10 Facts About Femke Heemskerk
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Femke Heemskerk currently represents Energy Standard in the International Swimming League.
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Femke Heemskerk made her international debut at the World LC Championships 2005 in Montreal as a relay-swimmer.
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Femke Heemskerk competed in the European LC Championships 2006 and the European Short Course Swimming Championships.
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Femke Heemskerk did so alongside Inge Dekker, Ranomi Kromowidjojo and Marleen Veldhuis in a time of 3:33.76, just 0.14 outside their own world record.
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Femke Heemskerk anchored the team with a split time of 52.46, the fastest split in the final by 0.53.
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Femke Heemskerk won her first individual world title at the 2014 world short course championships in Doha, Qatar, in the 100 m freestyle, ahead of Sarah Sjostrom and Kromowidjojo.
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Femke Heemskerk won three more gold medals in the freestyle relays.
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Femke Heemskerk competed in KZNB Challenger in Dordrecht, the Netherlands, on 18 and 19 March 2017.
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Femke Heemskerk finished first in 100 m freestyle with a time of 54.27.