Andrea Kneppers

Andrea Kneppers
Personal information
National team Netherlands
Born (1993-02-24) 24 February 1993[1]
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.[2]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
College teamUniversity of Louisville
CoachArthur Albiero (Louisville)
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the Netherlands
European Championships (LC)
2016 London 4 × 200 m freestyle

Andrea Kneppers (born 24 February 1993) is a Dutch competitive swimmer who specialises in freestyle.

At the 2016 European Aquatics Championships in London, Kneppers won a bronze medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, together with her teammates Esmee Vermeulen, Robin Neumann, and Femke Heemskerk.[3]

Kneppers attended and swam for the University of Louisville under Head Coach Arthur Albiero.[4][1]

She qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[5] In the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, her team finished 14th in the heats.

References

  1. ^ a b "Andrea Kneppers - 2015-16 Swimming and Diving". Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Andrea Kneppers" (in Dutch). Zwemkroniek. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  3. ^ Lord, Craig (19 May 2016). "M200 'Fly: Laszlo Cseh Splits 'The Alien' & The 'Phelps Slayer' With All-Time No2 1:52.91CR". Swimvortex. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  4. ^ Sullivan, Tim, "Global Reach of Games Boosts U of L, Art Albiero", The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, 31 July 2016, pg. C4
  5. ^ Race, Loretta (12 July 2016). "Kromowidjojo, Dekker, Verschuren Among 17-Strong Dutch Olympic Roster". Swimswam. Retrieved 13 July 2016.


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