Kirsten Vlieghuis (born 17 May 1976 in Hengelo, Overijssel) is a former freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who won two bronze medals at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, in the 400m and 800m freestyle competition. She also competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Vlieghuis won the 1991 European Junior Swimming Championships in the 400m and 800m freestyle, and won a bronze medal in the 800m freestyle at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Australia. She won the 800m freestyle event in the 1998 Goodwill Games. She retired from competitive swimming in 2001.

Kirsten Vlieghuis

References

External links

Profile on Zwemkroniek.com (in Dutch) Dutch Olympic Committee

Kirsten Vlieghuis

1976 births

Living people

Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands

Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands

Sportspeople from Hengelo

Olympic bronze medalists in swimming

Dutch female freestyle swimmers

World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming

European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming

Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games

20th-century Dutch women

Kirsten Vlieghuis