Chantal Groot

Chantal Groot
Personal information
Full nameChantal Groot
Nationality Netherlands
Born (1982-10-19) 19 October 1982 (age 42)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesbutterfly, freestyle
ClubNationaal Zweminstituut Amsterdam
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place Sydney 2000 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place Athens 2004 4×100 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2006 Shanghai 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1999 Hong Kong 4×100 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2008 Eindhoven 50 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2004 Madrid 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2006 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Istanbul 50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Berlin 50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Berlin 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Madrid 50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Madrid 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Budapest 50 m butterfly
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2003 Dublin 4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2004 Vienna 4×50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2005 Trieste 4×50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2006 Helsinki 4×50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Riesa 4×50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Riesa 4×50 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Dublin 4×50 m medley

Chantal Groot (born 19 October 1982) is a butterfly and freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who has represented her country in many international championships since 1999. The best distance of Chantal Groot is the 50 m butterfly in which she won five European LC Championships medals, for the first time in 1999 in Istanbul, and became European Champion in 2008 in Eindhoven.


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