Mark Veens

Mark Veens

Personal information
Full name	Mark Hermanus Maria Veens
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1978-06-26) 26 June 1978 Venray, Limburg, Netherlands
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Medal record Men’s swimming Competitor for the  Netherlands Olympic Games Silver 2004 Athens[1] 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (LC) Silver 2001 Fukuoka 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (SC) Silver 1999 Hong Kong 4×100 m freestyle Bronze 1999 Hong Kong 50 m freestyle European Championships (LC) Gold 1999 Istanbul 4×100 m freestyle Bronze 1997 Seville 4×100 m freestyle European Championships (SC) Gold 1998 Sheffield 4×50 m freestyle Gold 2002 Riesa 4×50 m freestyle Gold 2003 Dublin 4×50 m freestyle Gold 2005 Triest 4×50 m freestyle Silver 1998 Sheffield 50 m freestyle Silver 2004 Vienna 50 m freestyle Bronze 1998 Sheffield 100 m 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 4×100 m freestyle (fifth place).

Veens' finest hour came at the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Sheffield, where he ended up in second place in the 50 m freestyle. Half a year later, at the 1997 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Hong Kong, he won the bronze medal in the 50 m freestyle.

See also

• Dutch records in swimming

References

• Profile on Zwemkroniek
• Dutch Olympic Committee

1996 Dutch Olympic Swimming Team Men's competition Stefan Aartsen Pie Geelen Pieter van den Hoogenband Benno Kuipers Martin van der Spoel Mark Veens Marcel Wouda Mark van der Zijden Women's competition Madelon Baans Karin Brienesse Carla Geurts Wilma van Hofwegen Marianne Muis Angela Postma Minouche Smit Brenda Starink Patricia Stokkers Kirsten Vlieghuis

2000 Dutch Olympic Swimming Team Men's competition Stefan Aartsen Ewout Holst Pieter van den Hoogenband Joris Keizer Johan Kenkhuis Benno Kuipers Dennis Rijnbeek Mark Veens Marcel Wouda Mark van der Zijden Martijn Zuijdweg Klaas-Erik Zwering Women's competition Madelon Baans Inge de Bruijn Carla Geurts Chantal Groot Thamar Henneken Wilma van Hofwegen Manon van Rooijen Brenda Starink Haike van Stralen Kirsten Vlieghuis

2004 Dutch Olympic Swimming Team Men's competition Pieter van den Hoogenband Joris Keizer Johan Kenkhuis Thijs van Valkengoed Mark Veens Mitja Zastrow Klaas-Erik Zwering Women's competition Madelon Baans Inge de Bruijn Inge Dekker Chantal Groot Annabel Kosten Celina Lemmen Stefanie Luiken Haike van Stralen Marleen Veldhuis