Glenn Surgeloose

Glenn Surgeloose (born 4 September 1989) is a Belgian swimmer, who specializes in sprint freestyle events.[1][2] He collected a bronze medal in the 200 m freestyle at the 2007 European Junior Swimming Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.[3] Surgeloose is a member of Brabo Antwerp, and is coached and trained by Ronald Gaastra.[4]

Glenn Surgeloose
Personal information
National team Belgium
Born (1989-09-04) 4 September 1989
Ghent, Belgium
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, butterfly
ClubLiege Natation[1]
CoachAndre Henveaux[1]
Medal record
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place2016 London4x200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2014 Berlin4x200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2016 London4×100 m freestyle
European Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place2015 Netanya200 m freestyle
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place2007 Antwerp200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2007 Antwerp4x100 m freestyle

Career

Surgeloose made his first Belgian team, as a 19-year-old, at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he qualified for the men's 200 m freestyle. He cleared a FINA B-standard entry time of 1:49.36 from the Mare Nostrum Barcelona International Trophy in Spain.[5][6] He cruised to seventh place and thirtieth overall in heat five by a tenth of a second (0.10) behind Greece's Andreas Zisimos in 1:48.92.[7]

At the 2010 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Surgeloose broke a new long-course Belgian record of 1:48.29 to round out the finale in the 200 m freestyle. Surgeloose's personal best and overhauling effort in the final propelled him up to the top 25 world rankings.[8][9]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Surgeloose competed in both individual and relay swimming events. A year earlier, he posted a FINA B-cut of 1:48.96 (200 m freestyle) from the World Championships in Shanghai, China.[10][11] In the 200 m freestyle, Surgeloose challenged seven other swimmers on the third heat, including three-time Olympian Tiago Venâncio of Portugal and semifinalist Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or of Israel. He raced to fourth place by six hundredths of a second (0.06) behind Venezuela's Cristian Quintero in his personal textile best of 1:48.77. Surgeloose failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed twenty-fifth overall in the preliminaries.[12] Surgeloose also placed twelfth as a member of the Belgian team in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. Teaming with Pieter Timmers, Dieter Dekoninck, and Louis Croenen, Surgeloose swam the second leg with a split of 1:48.22 to set a Belgian record of 7:14.44 in the heats.[13]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 100 m and 200 m freestyle events and helped Belgium's 4 × 100 m freestyle and 4 × 200 m freestyle teams into the final of both events.[14]

References
  1. "Glenn Surgeloose". London2012.com. LOCOG. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  2. "Glenn Surgeloose". 21 April 2013. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  3. Rusticus, Oene (23 July 2007). "Lizzie Simmonds Tears Up Final Day of European Junior Championships". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  4. "Brabo Bestuur". Archived from the original on 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
  5. "Olympic Cut Sheet – Men's 200m Freestyle" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 13. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  6. "Surgeloose meilleur chrono sur 200 libre" [Surgeloose's best time in the 200 freestyle] (in Dutch). 7Sur7]. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  7. "Men's 200m Freestyle Heat 5". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  8. "Record pour Surgeloose, 8e, en finale du 200 libre" [Surgeloose set a Belgian record, eighth in the 200 freestyle final] (in Dutch). 7Sur7]. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  9. "European Long Course Championships: Sebastien Rouault, Camille Lacourt Chart Top-Ranked Times". Swimming World Magazine. 11 August 2010. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  10. "Qualifying Athletes – Men's 200 m freestyle" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  11. "2011 FINA World Championships (Shanghai, China) – Men's 200m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  12. "Men's 200m Freestyle Heat 3". London2012.com. LOCOG. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  13. "Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heat 2". London2012.com. LOCOG. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  14. "Glenn Surgeloose Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
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