ISTANBUL, Turkey, September 10. WORLD record holder Marleen Veldhuis of The Netherlands has released a statement withdrawing from the European Short Course Championships this December according to Zwemsite.nl. There is talk that she will focus on the Swimcup taking place in Eindhoven.
The team scheduled to compete at the European Short Course Championships in December from The Netherlands is:
Men
Sebastiaan Verschuren , Job Kienhuis, Arjen van der Meulen, Nick Driebergen, Robin van Aggele , Lennart Stekelenburg, Thijs Valkengoed, Bastiaan Tamminga , Joeri Verlinden en Bastiaan Lijesen. Sebastiaan Verschuren, Job Kienhuis, Arjen van der Meulen, Nick Driebergen, Robin van Aggele, Lennart Stekelenburg, Thijs Valkengoed, Bastiaan Tamminga, Joeri Verlinden and Bastiaan Lijesen.
Women
Hinkelien Schreuder , Ranomi Kromowidjojo , Ilse Kraayeveld, Saskia de Jonge , Inge Dekker , Femke Heemskerk , Sharon van Rouwendaal, Moniek Nijhuis , Lia Dekker , Loes Zanderink, Tessa Brouwer en Chantal Groot. Hinkelien Schreuder, Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Ilse Kraayeveld, Saskia de Jonge, Inge Dekker, Femke Heemskerk, Sharon Rouwendaal, Moniek Nijhuis, Lia Dekker, Loes Zanderink, Tessa Brouwer and Chantal Groot.
Additionally, Zwemsite is reporting that Pieter van den Hoogenband has been named the tournament director for the Swimcup in Eindhoven, and the pool where it takes place is now called the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimstadium.
Full text of Zwemsite article in Dutch.