Ron Kroon

Dutch swimmer
Ron Kroon

Ron Kroon in 1968
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the  Netherlands
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Leipzig 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Leipzig 100 m freestyle

Ronald Kroon (17 September 1942, Amsterdam – 12 July 2001, Huizen) was a Dutch freestyle swimmer who won two bronze medals at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships.[1] He also competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics with the best achievement of 8th place in the 4×100 meters medley relay.[2] Between 1960 and 1964 he was four times national champion and set 12 national records in the 100 m freestyle event. He was the first Dutch athlete to swim 100 meters within 55 seconds.[3]

After his swimming career, Kroon became a photographer with photograph press agency Anefo (1965-1968), and contributing editor at AVRO Sportpanorama in the seventies.

Some photographs by Ron Kroon

  • Suzanne Farrell
    Suzanne Farrell
  • Bobby Charlton
    Bobby Charlton
  • Joan Baez
    Joan Baez
  • Johan Cruyff
    Johan Cruyff

References

  1. ^ EUROPEAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN). gbrathletics.com
  2. ^ Ron Kroon. www.sports-reference.com
  3. ^ Ron Kroon. zwemmenindepolder.nl

External links

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  • Ron Kroon at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata
  • Profile at RKD
  • 8,000 photographs by Kroon at the Dutch National Archives
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