Hinkelien Schreuder

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Hinkelien Schreuder

Personal information
Full name:	Hinkelien Schreuder
Nationality:	Netherlands
Stroke(s):	freestyle, backstroke, medley
Date of birth:	February 13, 1984 (1984-02-13) (age 24)
Place of birth:	Goor, Netherlands
Height:	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight:	61 kg

Medal record
Competitor for Netherlands
Women's swimming
World Championships (SC)
Gold	2006 Shanghai^[1]	4x100 m freestyle
Gold	2008 Manchester	4x100m freestyle
Silver	2008 Manchester	50m butterfly
Silver	2008 Manchester	50m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Silver	2008 Eindhoven	50 m freestyle
Bronze	2008 Eindhoven	4x100 m medley

Hinkelien Schreuder (born February 13, 1984 in Goor) is a medley and backstroke swimmer from The Netherlands, who also competed in the freestyle events. She's currently living in Eindhoven, where she is studying physiotherapy, and is training at the same club as multiple Olympic champion Pieter van den Hoogenband.

In 1999 Schreuder made her international debut at the European Junior Championships in Moscow. At the European SC Championships 2001 in Antwerp she won the silver medal alongside Inge de Bruijn, Suze Valen and Annabel Kosten. In the same year Schreuder was named Holland's Talent of the Year.

She missed out the 2004 Summer Olympics, and is mainly successful in the short course championships ever since. At the 2006 FINA Short Course World Championships for instance, Schreuder was a member of the 4x100m Freestyle Relay Team that set a new world record: 3:33.32.^[2]