Ron Kroon
| Ron Kroon in 1968 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's swimming | ||
| Representing the Netherlands | ||
| European Championships | ||
| Bronze medal – third place | 1962 Leipzig | ×ばつ100 m medley |
| Bronze medal – third place | 1962 Leipzig | 100 m freestyle |
Ronald Kroon (17 September 1942, Amsterdam – 12 July 2001, Huizen) was a Dutch freestyle swimmer who won two bronze medals at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships.[1] He also competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics with the best achievement of 8th place in the ×ばつ100 meters medley relay.[2] Between 1960 and 1964 he was four times national champion and set 12 national records in the 100 m freestyle event. He was the first Dutch athlete to swim 100 meters within 55 seconds.[3]
After his swimming career, Kroon became a photographer with photograph press agency Anefo (1965-1968), and contributing editor at AVRO Sportpanorama in the seventies.
Some photographs by Ron Kroon
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References
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- Ron Kroon at World Aquatics Edit on Wikidata
- Ron Kroon at SwimRankings.netEdit on Wikidata
- Ron Kroon at Olympics.com Edit on Wikidata
- Ron Kroon at Olympedia Edit on Wikidata
- Profile at RKD
- 8,000 photographs by Kroon at the Dutch National Archives
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