Carine Verbauwen

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Full Name	Carine Verbauwen
Occupation	Swimmer
Date Of Birth	Dec 30, 1961(1961-12-30)
Age	63
Birthplace	Ghent
Country	Belgium
Birth City	Flemish Region
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Carine Verbauwen Biography

Carine Verbauwen is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on December 30, 1961 in Ghent, Flemish Region, Belgium. Carine Verbauwen was born to multiple Belgian champion swimmers Herman Verbauwen (1944), and Francine Delaunoy (1944, Belgian champion 100m butterfly). She is also the sister of Pascale Verbauwen who is also a swimmer. Carine Verbauwen, currently head coach at Royal Ghent Swimming Club is responsible for training swimmers like Rami Anis. She is the mother of two children.

She was the first Belgian winner of the European Junior Championships in 1975 with a silver medal for 800m Freestyle. She also won two silver medals the next year.

At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, she won fifth place in the final of the 100m backstroke in a time of 1:03.82 and a sixth place in the final of the 200m backstroke with a time of 2:16.66. In the Women’s 4×100 meters medley, she managed a team of Yolande van der Straeten, Brigitte Bosmans and her sister Pascale Verbauwen but did not get beyond in the heats with a time of 4:26.33. She put her 100m butterfly set in 1:04.38. She also performed in the 100 meter freestyle.

Her time of 1:03.82 in the 100m backstroke set a Belgian record that would stand until Silke Van Hoof surpassed it in 2008 in Antwerp with an improved time of 1:02.86.

She was the Belgian Sportswoman Of The Year in 1975, 1978, and 1979. In 1975, she was the first woman to win the award. She was also selected by the Belgian Professional Association of Sports Journalists and placed sixth as Athlete of the Century in 2000. She was named one of the best athletes in Eternal Fame 2009

Carine Verbauwen Net Worth

Carine Verbauwen is one of the richest Swimmer from Belgium. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Carine Verbauwen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Carine Verbauwen (30 December 1961, Ghent) is a Belgian swimming coach. Her backstroke styles were the best, with the 200 and 100 meter distances.

Belgian Female Athlete Of The Year (1975-1978 & 1979).

As a fourteen-year-old, she was present at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. In the Women’s 4×100 meters medley, her class was not in the heats with a time of 4:30.78. She swam her 100m backstroke and did wonders in 1:07.41 yielding a Belgian record. She also performed in the 400 meter freestyle, 800 meter freestyle and the 4 x 100 meter freestyle.

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Facts & Trivia

Carine Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Belgium. Carine Verbauwen celebrates birthday on December 30 of every year.

Top Facts about Carine Verbauwen

1. Carine Verbauwen is a retired Belgian swimmer.
2. She was born on May 28, 1965 in Ghent, Belgium.
3. Verbauwen specialized in breaststroke and medley events.
4. She competed at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.
5. At the 1984 Olympics, she finished fifth in the women’s 200m breaststroke.
6. Verbauwen won a bronze medal at the 1987 European Championships.
7. She also won multiple medals at the Mediterranean Games and FINA World Cup.
8. Her personal best time in the women’s 200m breaststroke was 2:29.60.
9. After retiring from swimming, she became a physical therapist.
10. In recognition of her achievements, Verbauwen was inducted into the Belgian Swimming Hall of Fame in 2010.