Edith van Dijk

Quick Facts

Full Name	Edith van Dijk
Occupation	Swimmer
Date Of Birth	Apr 6, 1973(1973-04-06)
Age	51
Birthplace	Haastrecht
Country	Kingdom of the Netherlands
Horoscope	Taurus

Edith van Dijk Biography

Edith van Dijk is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on April 6, 1973 in Haastrecht, Kingdom of the Netherlands. Edith van Dijk (born April 6, 1973 in Haastrecht) is a Dutch swimmer and 6-fold world champion. She is Holland’s most successful open water swimmer and long distance swimmer, whose career started in 1990 taking part in the Dutch IJsselmeermarathon.

After her Channel-adventure Van Dijk attempted to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. In spite of her training efforts she did not manage to qualify; she was not fast enough for even the longest distance of pool swimming, the 800 meters freestyle.

At the end of 2005, the leading American magazine Swimming World names her long-distance swimmer of the year.

In 2005, she decided to end her long and impressive career. She closed it in style: at the world championships of 2005 in Montreal she won the bronze in the 5 kilometers, and gold on both the 10 and 25 kilometers, thereby annoying her everlasting rival from Germany with whom she fought a number of duels, Britta Kamrau. The last race of Holland’s most praised marathon swimmer was in December 2005 at the Dutch Short Course Championships (25 meter pool) in Amsterdam.

Erica Terpstra, herself a top swimmer, performed the wedding ceremony, wedding Edith with Hans van Goor on 20 March 2003 in Oudewater, Netherlands.

Edith van Dijk Net Worth

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

In the years following the 1990 IJsselmeermarathon she finds her place between the world’s top. Her definitive breakthrough is during the European championships of 1995 in Vienna, where she wins the silver medal on the longest distance in open water swimming, that of 25 kilometer. The next high is reached in less than three years in Perth, where she wins two medals at the world championships: silver on the 5 kilometer and bronze on the 25 kilometer.

On 13 August 2003 she swam across the English Channel between Calais and Dover. In a time of 9 hours and 8 minutes (official time) she reached the French Coast. She had aimed to improve the official Dutch and European Record by her husband and coach Hans van Goor, who performed the same crossing in 1995 in a time of 8 hours and 2 minutes.

On 22 December 2005 she was elected Sport female of the year 2005. The jury composed of Dutch top athletes chose her instead of judoka Edith Bosch (World and European Champion in 2005) and rower Marit van Eupen (World champion in 2005).

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Edith van Dijk height 5 ft 9 in Edith weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Edith van Dijk Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Edith Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kingdom of the Netherlands. Edith van Dijk celebrates birthday on April 6 of every year.

Top Facts about Edith van Dijk

1. Edith van Dijk is a retired Dutch long-distance swimmer.
2. She won 4 gold medals at the World Championships.
3. Van Dijk also won 11 European Championship titles.
4. She set multiple world records in open water swimming.
5. In 2003, she swam across the English Channel in under 8 hours.
6. Van Dijk was named Dutch Sportswoman of the Year twice.
7. She competed in three Olympic Games (1992, 2000, and 2004).
8. Van Dijk retired from competitive swimming in 2009.
9. She now works as a motivational speaker and coach.
10. Her achievements have inspired many young swimmers in the Netherlands.