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I very much look forward to the new challenges that await, and once we have received address in Denmark, I would be happy to do my part to ensure the continued success of the Danish swimming sport.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Denmark had its best Olympic showing in 68 years at the 2016 Rio Games with\u00a0<strong>Pernille Blume\u00a0<\/strong>taking home a gold in the women&#8217;s 50-meter freestyle. Blume&#8217;s gold medal marks the first swimming gold for the country since 1948.<\/p>\n<p><em>Read more from the Danish Swimming Union <a href=\"http:\/\/www.svoem.org\/Aktuelt\/Nyheder\/Nyhed\/?id=6181\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just a few days after announcing the upcoming departure of\u00a0Nick Juba, the current National Coach for Denmark, the Danish Swimming Union has named his successor to be\u00a0Martin Truijens. 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