{"id":459938,"date":"2021-01-19T06:32:47","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T13:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=459938"},"modified":"2021-01-19T06:32:47","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T13:32:47","slug":"2011-world-relay-champion-van-der-meer-retires-to-focus-on-motherhood-and-studies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2011-world-relay-champion-van-der-meer-retires-to-focus-on-motherhood-and-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"2011 World Relay Champion Van der Meer Retires To Focus On Motherhood And Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Four-time world relay medallist Maud van der Meer<\/strong> has announced her retirement from swimming and will now combine motherhood with a career as a sports dietician.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old made the decision after failing to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics<\/strong> at the Rotterdam Qualification Meet in December.<\/p>\n

Van der Meer – who won gold with the Netherlands<\/strong> 4×100 free quartet after swimming the heats at the 2011 World Championships<\/strong> in Shanghai – became a mother to son Mason in May 2018.<\/p>\n

Now, she says, “I am very much looking forward to my ‘new life’ as a mother and to help other (top) athletes as a dietitian\u201d having started a three-year course in sports dietetics.<\/p>\n

Van der Meer posted on social media:<\/p>\n

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A post shared by Maud van der Meer | orthomoleculair voedingsdeskundige (@maudvdmeer)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n