Carla Geurts

Carla Geurts (born 20 April 1971) is a former Dutch freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, and the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia for the Netherlands. Geurts won three silver medals during her career at the European Swimming Championships. She retired in 2001, after the 2001 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka.

Carla Geurts
Personal information
Full nameCarla Louise Maria Geurts
Nationality Netherlands
Born (1971-04-20) 20 April 1971
Geldrop, Netherlands
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubNuenen, De Dolfijn, UZSC, UNB Reds, PSV
Medal record
Women's swimming
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place1995 Rio de Janeiro400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1995 Rio de Janeiro800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1997 Gothenburg800 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place1993 Slapy (Czech Republic)5 km open water
Silver medal – second place1995 Vienna400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1995 Vienna4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1997 Seville800 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place1996 Rostock800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1998 Sheffield400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1996 Rostock400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place1998 Sheffield800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place1996 Rostock200 m freestyle

Guerts was born in Geldrop. In September 2006, she was a professor of Kinesiology and Physiology at Brock University, in St. Catharines, Ontario. Geurts Currently resides in Ottawa and works at the University de Ottawa as a Professor of Kinesiology and Physiology.

References

  • Dutch Olympic Committee
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carla Geurts". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.


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