Dutch Olympic swimming champion Maarten van der Weijden, 44, broke the world record for backward swimming on Saturday, ...

On August 18, 2018 – fifteen years after he beat leukemia – Dutch Olympian and gold medalist Maarten van der Weijden plunged into the frigid waters of the Netherland’s famous Elfstedentocht. Typically ...

The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) announced today that Dutch long distance swimmer Maarten Van Der Weijden, will become one of seventeen (17) honorees to enter the International Swimming ...

BEIJING - AUGUST 21: Gold medalist Maarten van der Weijden of the Netherlands poses with his medal after competing in the men’s 10 km marathon swimming event held at the National Aquatics Center ...

The Dutch swimmer beat leukemia and won an Olympic gold medal in Beijing, but even his powers of endurance weren’t enough to complete his latest challenge. Ill health on Monday forced Van der Weijden ...

Dutchman Maarten van der Weijden won the Olympic gold medal for the men's 10 kilometres open water marathon swim on Thursday adding to the world crown he won earlier this year over 25km. The ...

Dutch open-water swimmer Maarten van der Weijden Thursday stunned the rest of the field when he overtook Briton David Davies on the final stretch of the men's 10-kilometre open- water swimming event ...

BEIJING, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Maarten van der Weijden of the Netherlands put on a late burst Thursday to become the first men's Olympic champion in marathon swimming. Van der Weijden passed Britain's ...

The Hague, Netherlands • Maarten van der Weijden beat leukemia and went on to win an Olympic gold swimming medal in Beijing, but even his powers of endurance weren’t enough to complete his latest ...

You might call Maarten van der Weijden the anti-Lance Armstrong. Last week, the Dutch Olympic long-distance swimming champion and cancer survivor told the British newspaper The Telegraph that he ...

(Reuters) - Factbox on Maarten van der Weijden of Netherlands who won the Olympic gold medal in the men's 10km swim on Thursday. Gold medalist, 2008 Open Water World Championships, 25km freestyle ...