Nick Driebergen

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Medal record
Competitor for Netherlands
Men's Swimming
European Championships (short course)
Bronze	2007 Debrecen	4x50 m medley

Nick Driebergen (born August 19, 1987, Rijnsburg) is a Dutch Swimmer who is specialized in backstroke^[1]. He currently holds national Long Course records in all backstroke events and in the 4x100 medley relay. At Short Course he holds the national record in 50 and 100m backstroke and in the 4x50 medley relay. He was the first swimmer in his country to swim the 100 m backstroke under 55 seconds and 200 m backstroke under 2 minutes at the Long Course.

[edit] Swimming Career

Nick Driebergen made his international debut at the European LC Championships 2006 in Budapest with a 12th place in the 50 m backstroke and a 13th place in the 100 m backstroke. Later that year he reached his first international final at the European SC Championships 2006 in Helsinki in the 100 m backstroke were he finished 8th. A week after he missed qualification for the 2007 World Aquatics Championships. He came back strong at the Dutch National Championships (LC) in June 2007 with national records in 100 and 200 m backstroke and nomination for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In December 2007 he confirmed his nomination at the Dutch Open Swim Cup. One week later he won his first international bronze medal at the European SC Championships 2007 in Debrecen with the 4x50 medley were he swum the backstroke leg. In 2008 he competed in the European LC Championships 2008 which were held in his native country in the city of Eindhoven. He finished 6th in the 50 m backstroke, 5th in the 100 backstroke but was disqualified in the 200 m backstroke. With the national team he ended 4th in the 4x100 medley relay.