| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 1 | 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 3:33.76 |
| Heats | 200m Freestyle | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 2:00.02 |
| 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 |
| 2 | 50m Freestyle | 2011 | Shanghai, CHN | 24.27 |
| 3 | 100m Freestyle | 2011 | Shanghai, CHN | 53.66 |
| 3 | 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay | 2007 | Melbourne, VIC, AUS | 3:36.81 |
| 5 | 4 x 100m Medley Relay | 2009 | Rome, ITA | 3:57.31 |
| 6 | 100m Freestyle | 2009 | Rome, ITA | 53.37 |
| Heats | 50m Backstroke | 2009 | Rome, ITA | 29.09 |
| World Championships Short Course | ||||
| 1 | 50m Freestyle | 2010 | Dubai, UAE | 23.37 |
| 1 | 100m Freestyle | 2010 | Dubai, UAE | 51.45 |
| 1 | 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay | 2010 | Dubai, UAE | 3:28.54 |
Occupation
Athlete, Student
Education
Business Administration, Communications - Business School Notenboom, Eindhoven, NED
Club name
Eiffelswimmers PSV, Netherlands
Coach
Jacco Verhaeren (nusport.nl, 13 Apr 2012)
Debut
2005 for Netherlands, European Short Course Championships (Italy) (ranomi.nl, 25 Nov 2010)
Injuries
She suffered viral meningitis while training with the Dutch national team in the Canary Islands, Spain in July 2010. (zwemsite.nl, 29 Jul 2010)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
She started swimming at age three on a family holiday in Spain. (ranomi.nl, 25 Nov 2010)
Reason for taking up this sport
She got her first swimsuit at age three while on a family holiday in Spain. She stood at the edge of the pool and jumped in thinking that as she had a swimsuit she'd automatically be able to swim. Her mum and grandmother were scared to death, but she surfaced and her love for swimming began. (ranomi.nl, 25 Nov 2010)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning a silver medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the 2006 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. (Sporttop.nl, 19 Feb 2007)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"No ritual, just pure concentration." (Athlete 26 Feb 2007)
Awards
She won the 2011 Netherlands Sportswoman of the Year. (noorderkrant.nl, 13 Dec 2011)
Winner of the 2008 NOCNSF Sports Talent of the Year. (nu.nl, 08 Jun 2008)
Named as North Groningen's Young Sportswoman of the Year for 2006 and Sportswoman of the Year for 2007. (Athlete, 26 Feb 2007)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008
