{"id":484640,"date":"2021-08-04T10:00:56","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T17:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=484640"},"modified":"2021-08-04T09:45:49","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T16:45:49","slug":"swimming-world-august-2021-presents-netherlands-inge-de-bruijn-one-of-the-greatest-sprinters-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-august-2021-presents-netherlands-inge-de-bruijn-one-of-the-greatest-sprinters-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming World August 2021 Presents – The Netherlands’ Inge de Bruijn: One of the Greatest Sprinters of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Swimming World August 2021 Issue Presents<\/span><\/p>\n

The Netherlands’ Inge de Bruijn: One of the Greatest Sprinters of All Time<\/span><\/h1>\n

By John Lohn<\/span><\/p>\n

The 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney are widely remembered for the home-nation success of Australia, which was spearheaded by teenage sensation Ian Thorpe. But the Games Down Under also served as a redemptive locale for the Netherlands\u2019 Inge de Bruijn, who used the stage to define herself as one of the sport\u2019s legends.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Usually, an invitation to the Olympic Games would generate greater passion for the sport and a more-intense focus on the work that awaits. But not all athletes are wired the same, and as the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta approached, something was missing for Inge de Bruijn. Her training sessions lacked dedication. Sometimes, she would arrive late to practice. On occasion, she didn\u2019t show up at all!<\/p>\n

In the early 1990s, de Bruijn was a promising talent for the Netherlands. At the 1991 European Championships, de Bruijn earned a silver medal (100 butterfly) and bronze medal (50 freestyle) in Athens, efforts that complemented a relay bronze medal from the World Championships. The next year, she was eighth in the 50 freestyle and ninth in the 100 butterfly at the Olympics in Barcelona.<\/p>\n

Although de Bruijn did not reach the podium in her Olympic debut, she did enough to suggest that big days were ahead in the sprint and fly. And with another European medal in the 50 free in 1993, the Dutchwoman seemed on pace. But on the road to the Centennial Olympics, de Bruijn lost the fire that is necessary to compete at the highest level.<\/p>\n

It might have been the best thing for her career.<\/p>\n

A BENEFICIAL BREAK<\/span><\/strong>
\nDe Bruijn managed to qualify for the Atlanta Games, but her waning desire led Coach Jacco Verhaeren to dismiss her from the national team roster. It wasn\u2019t an easy decision for Verhaeren to make, as de Bruijn was also his girlfriend. But it was the right call, and one that\u2014eventually\u2014provided a major boost to de Bruijn\u2019s career.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy break in 1996 was good for me,\u201d de Bruijn said. \u201cI didn\u2019t swim for a year. There was no point going to the Olympics because I wouldn\u2019t have enjoyed myself. I wasn\u2019t having fun. After that, I put in the hard work, and I used my talent totally. I just got faster and faster.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 1997, de Bruijn shifted her training base to the United States, where she started to work with Paul Bergen. In Bergen, de Bruijn found a mentor who had elite credentials, specifically as the former coach to Tracy Caulkins, and was able to bring out the best in the Dutch lady. In short time, the fire that once burned returned.<\/p>\n

By the 1998 World Championships, de Bruijn was a finalist in the 100 freestyle and 100 butterfly, and she earned three medals at the 1999 European Championships\u2014gold in the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly, and silver in the 100 freestyle. A year shy of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, de Bruijn had established herself as a major force.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat has really made a big difference to my fitness is the dryland training (Bergen) has introduced into my program,\u201d de Bruijn said. \u201cI do a lot of running, biking, rope climbing, jump ropes, medicine balls and stretching. Those kinds of things have really made me feel in good shape.\u201d<\/p>\n

TOP OF THE WORLD<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe 2000 campaign can only be described as sensational for de Bruijn, whose march to Sydney included world records in all three of her prime events. Overall, de Bruijn broke six global standards en route to her second Olympiad, efforts that enabled her to compete with booming confidence. More were produced in Sydney.<\/p>\n

During her week in Australia, de Bruijn put together one of the most impressive performances by a female in Olympic history. She swept all three of her individual events and set a world record in each discipline. Her world records in the freestyle events arrived in the semifinals, with her global mark in the 100 butterfly punctuating her gold-medal effort. She added a silver medal as a member of the Netherlands\u2019 400 freestyle relay.<\/p>\n

De Bruijn\u2019s triple-gold performance was staggering on the whole, but a closer look at each of her triumphs revealed an even more exceptional effort. None of the Dutchwoman\u2019s races were close, as she prevailed by 19-hundredths in the 50 free and a half-second in the 100 free. In the 100 butterfly, de Bruijn blasted the competition, her world-record time of 56.61 more than a second clear of silver medalist Martina Moravcova of Slovenia.<\/p>\n

In becoming one of the stars of Sydney, de Bruijn had to defeat some of the top names in the sport. In the sprint-freestyle events, Sweden\u2019s Therese Alshammar was the silver medalist in both distances, with American Dara Torres winning bronze in the 50 freestyle and sharing bronze with countrywoman Jenny Thompson in the 100 freestyle.<\/p>\n

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SWIMMING WORLD AUGUST 2021 FEATURES<\/p>\n

012<\/span> |<\/span> READY FOR A NEW CHALLENGE<\/strong><\/span>
\nby David Rieder<\/strong>
\nTorri Huske finished her high school career by setting national high school records in the 100 yard fly and 200 IM and by being named Swimming World\u2019s Female High School Swimmer of the Year for the second time (2019, 2021). The 18-year-old senior from Yorktown High School (Arlington, Va.) will be moving on to Stanford in the fall, but first, she set an American record in the 100 meter fly at U.S. Trials that earned her a trip to Tokyo to compete in her first Olympics.<\/p>\n

014<\/span> |<\/span> TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Dan D\u2019Addona<\/strong>
\nEverything appears to be OK for Norman North (Okla.) High School senior Aiden Hayes. He set two national high school records (100 fly and 50 free) this past season. He competed and gained experience at the U.S. Olympic Trials as the fastest 18-year-old in the country in butterfly. And he was named Swimming World\u2019s Male High School Swimmer of the Year.<\/p>\n

016<\/span> <\/span> |<\/span> CREAM OF THE CROP<\/strong><\/span>
\nby David Rieder and Andy Ross<\/strong>
\nThere were some mighty fast swimmers who finished the 2020-21 high school season right behind Swimming World\u2019s Female and Male High School Swimmers of the Year, Torri Huske and Aiden Hayes. Of the four runners-up, two of them are underclassmen and will be returning for more fast swimming in 2021-22.<\/p>\n

018 <\/span> |<\/span> TOP HIGH SCHOOL RECRUITS<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Chandler Brandes<\/strong>
\nSwimming World takes a look at the swimmers it considers to be the 10 best high school recruits\u2014both male and female\u2014from the Class of 2021 and where they\u2019ll be attending college in the fall.<\/p>\n

021<\/span> <\/span> |<\/span> NUTRITION: WHAT TO EAT BEFORE THE \u201cBIG RACE\u201d<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Dawn Weatherwax<\/strong>
\nTo reach your swimming goals, it is important to know what to eat\u2014at what times and in what amounts. It is different for everyone, but very important to master.<\/p>\n

022 <\/span> |<\/span> ISHOF: THE U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS\u2014DONNA DeVARONA AND THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF WOMEN\u2019S SWIMMING<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Bruce Wigo<\/strong>
\nAt the recent U.S. Olympic Trials, there was one moment that linked the past with the present and future of swimming like no other. It came when Donna de Varona presented Olympic qualification medals to Katie Grimes, the youngest member of the 2021 Olympic swimming team, and three-time Olympian Katie Ledecky.<\/p>\n

025<\/span> |<\/span> ONE OF THE GREATEST SPRINTERS OF ALL TIME<\/strong><\/span>
\nby John Lohn<\/strong>
\nThe 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney are widely remembered for the home-nation success of Australia, which was spearheaded by teenage sensation Ian Thorpe. But the Games Down Under also served as a redemptive locale for the Netherlands\u2019 Inge de Bruijn, who used the stage to define herself as one of the sport\u2019s legends.<\/p>\n

028<\/span> <\/span> |<\/span> MENTAL PREP: BEFORE THE BEEP WITH KATE DOUGLASS<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Shoshanna Rutemiller<\/strong><\/p>\n

COACHING<\/p>\n

030<\/span> <\/span> |<\/span> SPECIAL SETS: TRAINING KAYLA WILSON<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong>
\nCoach Richard Hunter of TIDE Swimming in Virginia Beach, Va. discusses goals and workouts for one of his top swimmers, Kayla Wilson, a rising senior at Norfolk Academy who recently committed to Stanford for fall 2022.<\/p>\n

034<\/span> | <\/span> SWIMMING TECHNIQUE CONCEPTS: MAXIMIZING SWIMMING VELOCITY (Part 4)\u2014MINIMIZING THE ARM ENTRY PHASE TIME IN BACKSTROKE AND BREASTSTROKE<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Rod Havriluk<\/strong>
\nTo minimize the arm entry phase time in backstroke, a swimmer must quickly move the hand downward directly behind and below the shoulder. Minimizing the arm entry phase (glide phase) in breaststroke requires precise control of the timing between the finish of the kick and the beginning of the pull. A decrease in the non-propulsive entry phase decreases the time for a stroke cycle, increases stroke rate and increases swimming velocity.<\/p>\n

038 <\/span> |<\/span> SPECIAL SETS: ENERGY SYSTEM TRAINING<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong>
\nGeorge Heidinger, former USA Swimming National Team High Performance Consultant and owner of Pikes Peak Athletics (Colo.), specializes in long-term athlete development. As such, he is well-schooled in the science of energy systems and shares some sample sets he has given to rising high school senior Quintin McCarty and his PPA senior teammates.<\/p>\n

040 <\/span> |<\/span> A COACHES\u2019 GUIDE TO ENERGY SYSTEMS (Part 3): WHILE THEY\u2019RE YOUNG<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong>
\nIn Part 3 of our series on energy systems, two age group coaches\u2014one from Clovis, Calif. and one from Richmond, Va.\u2014share how they inform and guide their younger athletes through energy system training.<\/p>\n

043<\/span> <\/span> |<\/span> Q&A WITH COACH NICHOLAS ASKEW<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/p>\n

044<\/span> |<\/span> HOW THEY TRAIN: MILES SIMON<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/p>\n

TRAINING<\/p>\n

033<\/span> | <\/span> DRYSIDE TRAINING: GOLD MEDAL WORKOUT<\/strong><\/span>
\nby J.R. Rosania<\/strong><\/p>\n

JUNIOR SWIMMER<\/p>\n

036<\/span> <\/span> |<\/span> GOLDMINDS: 10 GREAT REASONS TO GET BACK IN THE POOL<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Wayne Goldsmith<\/strong><\/p>\n

47 <\/span> |<\/span> UP & COMERS: BRIAN HAMILTON<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Shoshanna Rutemiller<\/strong><\/p>\n

COLUMNS<\/p>\n

008<\/span> |<\/span> A VOICE FOR THE SPORT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

011<\/span> |<\/span> DID YOU KNOW: ABOUT ETHELDA BLEIBTREY?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

046<\/span> |<\/span> HASTY HIGH POINTERS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

048<\/span> |<\/span> GUTTERTALK<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

049<\/span> |<\/span> PARTING SHOT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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