{"id":432666,"date":"2020-05-20T10:46:09","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T17:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=432666"},"modified":"2020-05-20T10:46:09","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T17:46:09","slug":"sharon-van-rouwendaal-kaersten-meitz-receive-shoutouts-from-john-oliver-krasinski-for-training-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sharon-van-rouwendaal-kaersten-meitz-receive-shoutouts-from-john-oliver-krasinski-for-training-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharon van Rouwendaal & Kaersten Meitz Receive Shoutouts From John Oliver & Krasinski For Training at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

Distance freestyle swimmers\u00a0Sharon van Rouwendaal\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Kaersten Meitz\u00a0<\/strong>recently received shoutouts on popular shows\u00a0Last Week Tonight\u00a0<\/strong>with John Oliver\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Some Good News <\/strong>with John Krasinski<\/strong> for their at-home training efforts during the coronavirus quarantine.<\/p>\n

Sharon Van Rouwendaal was briefly shown on Last Week Tonight’s episode of how the coronavirus has affected sports. The reigning Open Water Olympic Champion was swimming in an inflatable pool while tied to a stretch cord<\/a> as she chases a repeat gold in 2021 at the Tokyo Olympics. Van Rouwendaal of the Netherlands was tenth at the 2019 World Championships in the 10K, just securing her spot in Tokyo next summer. She is aiming to be the first repeat gold medal winner in the 10K at the Olympics.<\/p>\n