Sven Decaesstecker
- January 6, 2024
- Swimmer
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Sven Decaesstecker Biography
| Name | Sven Decaesstecker |
| Birthday | May 31 |
| Birth Year | 1985 |
| Place Of Birth | Torhout |
| Home Town | Torhout |
| Birth Country | Belgium |
| Birth Sign | Gemini |
Sven Decaesstecker is one of the most popular and richest Swimmer who was born on May 31, 1985 in Torhout, Torhout, Belgium. Sven “Rocker” Decaesstecker (born 31 May 1985) is a Belgian Paralympic swimmer.
One year later at the World Championships in Mar del Plata, Argentina in 2002 he reached the finals in the 100 m breaststroke (5th place), 100 m backstroke (6th place) and 200 m individual medley (5th place).
At the 2004 Summer Paralympics Decaesstecker went for a medal in the 200 m individual medley and 100 m breaststroke. Again he made it to the finals in the 100 m breaststroke (5th place), 200 m individual medley (5th place) and 100 m backstroke (6th place).
In 2005 Greg Planckaert became the club’s new head coach and took Decaesstecker to the World Championships in Durban, South Africa in 2006. Decaesstecker qualified for the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, and the first Paralympic Short Course World Championships in 2009.
His next competition was the next European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden in 2001. Again he made the finals in the 100 m backstroke, 400 m freestyle, 200 m individual medley and won the bronze medal on 100 m breaststroke.
Sven Decaesstecker Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Swimmer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Sven Decaesstecker is one of the richest Swimmer from Belgium. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sven Decaesstecker 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
At age eleven, Decaesstecker was diagnosed with bone cancer. After one year of chemotherapy and the amputation of his right foot, he started swimming again. He trained for both the disabled league and the able-bodied swimming club in Ostend. His new coach there was Stefaan Maene, an ex-Olympic swimmer that participated in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. In the Royal Ostend Swimming Club, Decaesstecker was reunited with Mathieu Fonteyn, with whom he was close friends at the beginning of his swimming career at the age of 8. There have been some changes at the Royal Ostend Swimming Club, swimmers like Mathieu Fonteyn and Brian Ryckeman that are now among the top of Belgian swimming left the club. Stefaan Maene left as head coach and Guy Verhelst followed. Two years later the new Head Coach was Patrick Boucquaert, it was with Boucquaert that Decaesstecker went to the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens.
The first International Paralympic competition Decaesstecker went to was the European Championships in Brauwnschweig, Germany in 1999. Aged 14 he reached the finals of the 100 m breaststroke, 200 m individual medley and 400 m freestyle.
2003 was the year where qualification for the next Paralympic Games in Athens was important. Decaesstecker tried to swim his qualifying time at international competitions.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 6 ft 0 in |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
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Sven Ranked on the list of most popular Swimmer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Belgium. Sven Decaesstecker celebrates birthday on May 31 of every year.