| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 1 | 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 3:33.76 |
| Heats | 200m Individual Medley | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 2:16.28 |
| Heats | 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 7:56.60 |
| Heats | 4 x 100m Medley Relay | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 4:04.74 |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay | 2011 | Shanghai, CHN | 3:33.96 |
| 1 | 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay | 2009 | Rome, ITA | 3:31.72 |
| 3 | 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay | 2007 | Melbourne, VIC, AUS | 3:36.81 |
| 4 | 100m Freestyle | 2011 | Shanghai, CHN | 53.72 |
| 5 | 4 x 100m Medley Relay | 2009 | Rome, ITA | 3:57.31 |
| 7 | 200m Freestyle | 2011 | Shanghai, CHN | 1:57.63 |
| Semifinal | 200m Freestyle | 2009 | Rome, ITA | 1:56.86 |
| Heats | 4 x 100m Medley Relay | 2011 | Shanghai, CHN | 4:03.20 |
| Heats | 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay | 2009 | Rome, ITA | 7:53.84 |
| European Championships | ||||
| 3 | 100m Freestyle | 2010 | Budapest, HUN | 54.12 |
| 6 | 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay | 2010 | Budapest, HUN | 3:39.47 |
| 7 | 200m Freestyle | 2010 | Budapest, HUN | 1:58.46 |
| World Championships Short Course | ||||
| 1 | 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay | 2010 | Dubai, UAE | 3:28.54 |
| 2 | 100m Freestyle | 2010 | Dubai, UAE | 52.18 |
Nickname
Femmie or Fem. (Athlete, 11 Mar 2007)
Hobbies
Listening to music and spending time with friends. (Athlete, 11 Mar 2007)
Occupation
Athlete
Education
Sport Management
Language(s) spoken
Dutch, English, French
Club name
NZA Amsterdam [NED], Amsterdam, NED
Coach
Romain Barnier [FRA], Martin Truijens [NED] (nos.nl, 20 Oct 2011 )
Position and style
Freestyle (OSRDH, 17 Jun 2005)
Debut
2002 for Netherlands, European Junior Championships (Austria) (Athlete, 11 Mar 2007)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
She began competing at age 15. (Athlete, 11 Mar 2007)
Reason for taking up this sport
She was inspired by the results of Pieter van den Hoogenband and Inge de Bruijn at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. In the same year she met coach Sjaak Juffermans, who saw she was a talented swimmer. (femkeheemskerk.nl, 26 Mar 2012)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning the gold medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. (FINA Aquatics World Magazine, 20 Feb 2011)
Most influential person in career
Her former coach Sjaak Juffermans. (Athlete, 11 Mar 2007)
Superstitions / Rituals
She always puts her suit on 20 minutes before and hits herself on the legs to motivate herself. (Athlete, 11 Mar 2007)
Awards
She was named Best Sportswoman of Amsterdam in 2008 and 2009, and the received the royal award 'Ridder in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw' in 2009. (femkeheemskerk.nl, 02 Dec 2010)
General
HOLLAND TO FRANCE
She moved to France to train at CN Marseille in 2010 under coach Romain Barnier, but the Dutchman Martin Truijens is her coach during competitions and she still competes for Dutch club NZA Amsterdam. (nos.nl, 20 Oct 2011)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008
