Job Kienhuis (born 7 November 1989)Job Kienhuis nationaalzweminstituuteindhoven.nl Retrieved on 2009-01-06 is a Dutch swimmer who mainly specializes in the middle- and long freestyle events. He is currently training under the guidance of former world champion Marcel Wouda alongside Olympic champion Hinkelien Schreuder. He holds 4 national records, the 800 m and 1500 m freestyle in both long course and short course.
Swimming career
Kienhuis participated in the 2007 European Junior Swimming Championships in Antwerp, Belgium where ended 16th in the 400 m freestyle and 12th in the 1500 m freestyle. In the summer of 2008 he won a gold medal at the 2008 European Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in Sète, France.Kienhuis and Muller European Junior Open Water Champions ffnatation.fr Retrieved on 2009-01-06
In December 2008 at the Swim Cup Eindhoven 2008 he broke the national records in the 800 m and 1500 m freestyle, long course. Two weeks later at the national short course champions he lowered the national record at the 1500 m freestyle.
He won bronze in the 1500 m freestyle at the 2010 European Short Course Championships which was held in Eindhoven.
In 2012, he represented the Netherlands at the Olympics in the 1500 m freestyle but did not reach the final.
Personal bests Short courseJob Kienhuis at swimrankings.net. Retrieved on 2009-01-06.EventTimeDateLocation 400 m freestyle 3:43.568 December 2011Szczecin, Poland 800 m freestyleNR 7:44.3318 December 2011St Petersburg, Russia1500 m freestyle NR 14:30.1418 December 2011St Petersburg, Russia Long courseEventTimeDateLocation 400 m freestyle 3:53.2126 July 2011Shanghai, China 800 m freestyle NR 7:51.928 April 2011Eindhoven, Netherlands1500 m freestyle NR 14.58.344 December 2011Eindhoven, Netherlands
See also List of Dutch records in swimming
References