Manon van Rooijen
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Women's Swimming | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | Sydney 2000 | 4x100 m Freestyle Relay | |
Manon van Rooijen (born July 3, 1982 in Leerdam, Zuid-Holland) is a freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay Team that won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. She did so alongside Inge de Bruijn, Wilma van Hofwegen and Thamar Henneken.
Van Rooijen left for the United States in January 2001 to study at the University of Miami. After three years she returned home and found a place in Dordrecht, with Topzwemmen West-Nederland under the guidance of trainer-coach Dick Bergsma.
