Belinda Chantalle Zijderveld (born 17 September 2000) is a Dutch swimmer.[1] She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's 200 metre individual medley SM10, winning a gold medal; Women's 50 metre freestyle S10 and Women's 100 metre freestyle S10, winning silver medals; and Women's 100 metre butterfly S10, winning a bronze medal.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Belinda Chantalle Zijderveld |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Born | September 17, 2000 Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Education | Bachelor of Science in Accountancy |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Disability | She is born without a right hand, and her right arm is shorter than her left arm. She also has scoliosis. |
| Disability class | S10, SB9, SM10 |
| Event(s) | Breaststroke Freestyle Individual medley Butterfly |
| Club | ZPC AMERSFOORT |
| Coached by | Sander Nijhuis, Bram Dekker (national) / Tom Rikhof (club) |
| Retired | 2021 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 50m freestyle 28.17, 100m freestyle 1.02.76, 100m butterfly 1.12.07, 100m breaststroke 1.16.69, 200m individual medley 2.33.10 |
Medal record | |
Personal history
editZijderveld was born in Zwijndrecht, Netherlands in 2000. She was born without a right hand.[3]
International career
editZijderveld made her international debut in 2013, during the World Championships in Montréal. She competed in S10 classification freestyle events, but her specialty is the SB9 breaststroke, taking three European and two World titles in the 100m distance.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Chantalle Zijderveld". teamnl.org (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Swimming: ZIJDERVELD, Chantalle". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Chantalle Zijderveld". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Chantalle Zijderveld - Swimming | Paralympic Athlete Profile". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
External links
edit- Chantalle Zijderveld at World Aquatics
- Chantalle Zijderveld at Paralympic.org
- Chantalle Zijderveld at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
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