Mark Veens

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Medal record
Competitor for Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
Men’s Swimming
World Championsips (LC)
Silver 2001 Fukuoka 4x100m Freestyle
World Championsips (SC)
Silver 1999 Hong Kong 4x100m Freestyle
Bronze 1999 Hong Kong 50m Freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Bronze 1997 Seville 4x100m Freestyle
Gold 1999 Istanbul 4x100m Freestyle

Mark Hermanus Maria Veens (born June 26, 1978 in Venray, Limburg) is a freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at three consequentive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia as a member of the 4x100m Freestyle (fifth place).

Veens' finest hour came at the European SC Championships 1998 in Sheffield, where he ended up in second place in the 50m Freestyle. A half year later, at the 1997 FINA Short Course World Championships in Hong Kong, he won the bronze medal in the 50m Freestyle.

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