I am proud to announce that FORM Swim and I have partnered up for the upcoming year. FORM Smart Swim Goggles are the first swim goggles that are ‘smart’ and which enables me to bring my training to the next level. How do the FORM Swim Goggles work There’s a small computer inside the FORM … Read more
I am proud to announce that deboer performance wetsuits and me are now working together. deboer has delivered a huge contribution to the existance of my new adventure in Germany and for that I am gratefull. What is deboer wetsuits? deboer offers premium wetsuits to both open water swimmers and triathletes. The wetsuits stand for … Read more
I’ve been back in training for five weeks already, so it is clear that the swimming season of 2020/2021 has begun. This will be a swimming season to remember, as there are still no races. It is time to take a moment to look where we are after these five weeks and where we want … Read more
‘We bring the fuel, you bring the body.’ That’s what my new partner Maxim Sports Nutrition stands for. I am very happy that, together with Maxim, I can reach better achievements. Going back to Maxim I know Maxim for years. I am a huge fan of their products and I used them for a long … Read more
Today (1st of June, 2020) I participated in the 50-minute Challenge of Openwaterswimming.club. It wasn’t an official race, but it did was a good moment to test myself. I did see this challenge as my first ‘race’ of the new swimming season. With minimal time in the water after my break, I was curious how … Read more
I am so happy that I can say I am swimming regularly again. The past week I did almost 20K of swimming. This is a good start of the new swimming season, which basically started last week. Because the possibility to swim is growing week by week, this will be my last blog in the … Read more
Is has been more than one week now since the swimming pools have opened here in the Netherlands. Finally, I was also able to swim a couple of times. The first conclusion for myself is that I stayed incredible fit in the past 8 weeks that I (almost) couldn’t swim. I must admit that my … Read more
Yes! It is time for blog 3 of the #StayFit series. But before I start I must say: I (and probably a lot more swimmers in the Netherlands) am very happy that our government announced a reopening of the swimming pools. This is for both the indoor and outdoor pools. I hope that they come … Read more
Welcome to blog 2 in my new #StayFit series. In this blog I am going to tell you how I used running to stay fit and maintain my condition. I am also going to tell you wat the pro’s and con’s are when you run as an (open water) swimmer. And I can tell you, … Read more
Welcome to my first English blog and my new blog series: #StayFit. I am going to tell you how I stayed fit the last period and also how I am going to become more fit within the next weeks. In Holland most swimmers can’t swim in the pool (exceptions for prof athletes from the National … Read more