Aschwin Wildeboer: Difference between revisions

{{Infobox swimmer|

| imagename = Aschwin Wildeboer.jpg

| fullnamefull_name = Aschwin Wildeboer Faber

| nationality = {{ESP}}{{NED}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1986|2|14}}

| birth_place = [[Sabadell]], [[SpainCatalonia]], Spain

| height = {{height|m=1.83}} m

| weight = {{convert|80|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}kg

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport | Men's [[swimming (sport)|swimming]]}}

{{MedalCountry| | {{ESP}}}}

{{MedalCompetition | [[FINA World Aquatics Championships|World Championships (LC)]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2009 World Aquatics Championships|2009 Rome]] | [[Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100m100 metre backstroke|100 m backstroke]]}}

{{MedalCompetition | [[FINA World ChampionshipsSwimming -Championships Short(25 Coursem)|World Championships (SC)]]}}

{{MedalSilver | [[2010 FINA Short Course World Swimming Championships (25 m)|2010 Dubai]] | [[2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 50 metre backstroke|50 m backstroke]]}}

{{MedalBronze | 2010 Dubai | [[2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre backstroke|100 m backstroke]]}}

{{MedalCompetition | [[European SCShort Course Swimming Championships|European Championships (SC)]]}}

{{MedalGold | [[2008 European Short Course Swimming Championships 2008|2008 Rijeka]] | 200 m backstroke}}

{{MedalSilverMedalGold | [[2011 European Short Course Swimming Championships 2008|20082011 RijekaSzczecin]] | 50 m backstroke}}

{{MedalSilver | [[European Short Course Swimming Championships 2008|2008 Rijeka]] | 10050 m backstroke}}

{{MedalBronzeMedalSilver | [[European Short Course Swimming Championships 2007|20072008 Debrecen]]Rijeka | 50100 m backstroke}}

{{MedalBronzeMedalSilver | [[European Short Course Swimming Championships 2007|20072011 Debrecen]]Szczecin | 200100 m backstroke}}

{{MedalBronzeMedalSilver | [[European Short Course Swimming Championships 2009|20092011 Istanbul]]Szczecin | 50200 m backstroke}}

{{MedalBronze | [[2007 European Short Course Swimming Championships 2009|20092007 IstanbulDebrecen]] | 10050 m backstroke}}

His parents, both born and raised in [[Netherlands]], moved to [[Spain]] in [[1978]] and settled in Sabadell, where his father [[Paulus Wildeboer]] became the head coach of the local swimming club, called ''Club Natació Sabadell''. He and his parents now live in Denmark, because his father is the Danish national team coach.

Both Aschwin and his older brother, [[Olaf Wildeboer|Olaf]], a [[freestyle swimming|freestyle]] [[swimmer]], represented Spain at the [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Summer Olympics]]. At the 2004 Olympics, Aschwin was eliminated in the qualifying heats of the 100m[[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke|100 m]] and 200m[[Swimming Backstrokeat the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke|200 m backstroke]]. Since 2004, Aschwin has continued to swim internationally for Spain; however, Olaf began swimming for the [[Netherlands]] at the [[2006 LEN European Aquatics Championships|2006 European Championships]].

Aschwin swam again for Spain in the [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Summer Olympics]], achieving a new [[List of Spanish records in swimming|Spanish Recordrecord]] in the [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke|100 m backstroke]] (53.51) and finishing seventh.

On 21 December 21, 2008, while swimming at the Spanish Short- Course Championships, Wildeboer broke the men's 100-meter backstroke [[List of world records in swimming|Worldworld Recordrecord]] with a time of 49.20 seconds—0.13 seconds faster than the previous world record set by [[Stanislav Donets]].

On 1 July 1, 2009, in the [[Mediterranean Games]] held in [[Pescara]] ([[Italy]]), Wildeboer broke the men's 100 m backstroke long course [[World record progression 100 metres backstroke#Long_courseLong course|World Record]] with a time of 52.38—0.16 seconds faster than the previous world record set by [[Aaron Peirsol]] in the [[2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing Olympics]] the previous year. Peirsol has sincesoon reclaimed the world record.

{{succession box|before={{flagicon|USA}} [[Aaron Peirsol]]|title=[[World record progression 100 metres backstroke|Men's 100 metre backstroke<br />world record holder (long course)]]|years=July 1, July 2009 &ndash; 8 July 8, 2009|after={{flagicon|USA}} Aaron Peirsol|rec}}

[[Category:BackstrokeSpanish male backstroke swimmers]]

[[Category:CatalanSwimmers swimmersfrom Catalonia]]

[[Category:Olympic swimmers offor Spain]]

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