Job Kienhuis

Dutch swimmer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroDutch swimmer
PlacesNetherlands
isAthlete Swimmer
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth7 November 1989, Denekamp, Dinkelland, Overijssel, Netherlands
Age35 years
Star signScorpio
The details

Biography

Job Kienhuis (born November 7, 1989) is a Dutch swimmer who mainly specializes in the middle- and long freestyle events. He is currently training under the guidance of former world champion Marcel Wouda alongside olympic champion Hinkelien Schreuder. He owns three national records, two in long course 800 m and 1500 m freestyle. In short course he has one national record, 1500 m freestyle.

Swimming career

Kienhuis participated in the 2007 European Junior Swimming Championships in Antwerp, Belgium where ended 16th in the 400 m freestyle and 12th in the 1500 m freestyle. In the summer of 2008 he won a gold medal at the 2008 European Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in Sète, France.

In December 2008 at the Swim Cup Eindhoven 2008 he broke the national records in the 800 m and 1500 m freestyle, long course. Two weeks later at the national short course champions he lowered the national record at the 1500 m freestyle.

Personal bests

Short course
EventTimeDateLocation
400 m freestyle3:47.212008-12-19Amsterdam, Netherlands
800 m freestyle7:51.222009-04-26Eindhoven, Netherlands
1500 m freestyleNR 14:45.912009-04-26Eindhoven, Netherlands
Long course
EventTimeDateLocation
400 m freestyle3:54.132008-12-05Eindhoven, Netherlands
800 m freestyleNR 7:55.122009-07-30Amsterdam, Netherlands
1500 m freestyleNR 14.58.342011-12-04Eindhoven, Netherlands
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