By Oene Rusticus<\/p>\n
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, May 9. THE Dutch Swimming Federation and Technical Director Jacco Verhaeren have announced a squad of 22 athletes to compete at this summer\u2019s European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The meet is one of the international calendar\u2019s highlight summer competitions, along with the Pan Pacific Championships.<\/p>\n
The Dutch team will be headlined by Pieter van den Hoogenband, the multiple Olympic medalist and world-record holder in the 100 freestyle. Van den Hoogenband was forced to miss last summer\u2019s World Championships in Montreal due to hernia surgery, but the freestyle ace will be back in action from July 31-August 6. For the women, the roster is headed by Marleen Veldhuis, among the world\u2019s top sprinters.<\/p>\n
Here are the rosters:<\/p>\n
Men<\/b><\/p>\n
Pieter van den Hoogenband
\nMitja Zastrow
\nJohan Kenkhuis
\nSebastiaan Verschuren
\nNick Driebergen
\nLennart Stekelenburg
\nRobin van Aggele
\nBastiaan Tamminga
\nBas van Velthoven
\nStefan Oosting
\nGijs Damen <\/p>\n
Women<\/b>
\nMarleen Veldhuis
\nInge Dekker
\nLinda Bank
\nHinkelien Schreuder
\nMoniek Nijhuis
\nChantal Groot
\nFemke Heemskerk
\nRanomi Kromowidjojo
\nRieneke Terink
\nManon van Rooijen
\nJolijn van Valkengoed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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