Xiomara Getrouw
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Surinamese |
| Born | 22 October 1994 Paramaribo, Suriname |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Backstroke |
Xiomara Getrouw (born 22 October 1994) is a Surinamese swimmer. She is her country's record holder in the 50 m backstroke and the 50 m butterfly.
Early life and education
Getrouw attended AlphaMax Academy in Suriname, Monroe Community College, in Rochester, New York,[1] and St Andrew's University in North Carolina. She has a bachelor's degree in sports management.[2]
Swimming
In 2021, Getrouw won the women's 38th Staatsolie swimming marathon.[3][4]
In 2014, she competed at the 2014 NJCAA Swimming and Diving Championships in the 200 m medley in Fort Pierce, Florida.[1]
She set her country's national record for the 50 m backstroke in 2017 in Amsterdam in a time of 29:62.[5] The same year, she represented Suriname in the women's 50 m backstroke event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.[5][6][7]
She is also the national record holder in the 50 m butterfly.[2]
References
- 1 2 Santucci, Jon (8 March 2014). "IRSC sweeps all 12 events in Day 3 of nationals". Indian River Press Journal. Vero Beach, Florida. pp. 3C. Retrieved 26 April 2026 – via newspapers.com.
- 1 2 "Zwemster Xiomara Getrouw brengt blinden en doven zelfredzaamheid bij" [Swimmer Xiomara Getrouw teaches self-reliance to the blind and deaf.]. Suriname Herald (in Dutch). 15 November 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
- ↑ "Arubaan Renze Postma wint Staatsolie zwemmarathon" [Aruban Renze Postma wins Staatsolie swimming marathon]. Starnieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 April 2026.
- ↑ "The athlete Xiomara Getrouw x". Good News Planet. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Xiomara Getrouw zwemt Surinaams nationaal record in Nederland" [Xiomara Getrouw swims Suriname's national record in the Netherlands]. Suriname Herald (in Dutch). 16 July 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
- ↑ "Heats results". FINA. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ↑ "2017 World Aquatics Championships". Budapest 2017. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2017.