van HOFWEEGEN Thijs

Date of Birth: 30 Nov 1996

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Sport Class: S6

Place of residence : MAARN

Residence Country:

Netherlands

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 100m Freestyle - S6	5
	Men's 100m Backstroke - S6	7
	Men's 4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points NED Netherlands	5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Freestyle - S6 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Freestyle - S6 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Backstroke - S6 Heat 3	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Backstroke - S6 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
2	400m Freestyle - S6	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	5:07.82
5	100m Freestyle - S6	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:08.05
5	4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	4:22.79
7	100m Backstroke - S6	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:21.80
8	50m Freestyle - S6	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	31.27
8	100m Breaststroke - SB6	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:32.36
World Championships
4	50m Freestyle - S6	2019	London, GBR	31.21
5	400m Freestyle - S6	2019	London, GBR	5:18.03
7	100m Freestyle - S6	2019	London, GBR	1:09.20
7	200m Individual Medley - SM6	2019	London, GBR	2:53.08
European Championships
1	50m Freestyle - S6	2018	Dublin, IRL	30.59
1	100m Freestyle - S6	2018	Dublin, IRL	1:06.08
1	400m Freestyle - S6	2018	Dublin, IRL	5:09.96
3	4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points	2018	Dublin, IRL	4:28.18
6	100m Breaststroke - SB6	2018	Dublin, IRL	1:28.70
DSQ	100m Backstroke - S6	2018	Dublin, IRL	DSQ
DSQ	200m Individual Medley - SM6	2018	Dublin, IRL	DSQ

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

ZPC Amersfoort [Netherlands]

Sander Nijhuis [national], NED; Bram Dekker [national], NED

He began swimming in 2002. (Facebook page, 13 Jun 2018; debaander.nl, 13 May 2016)

To improve his personal bests at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (leusderkrant.nl, 17 Apr 2020)

He trains for up to 25 hours a week. (nieuwsbode-heuvelrug.nl, 26 Sep 2018)

Winning silver in the S6 400m freestyle at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Facebook page, 13 Sep 2020; ad.nl, 13 Sep 2016)

Dutch swimmer Pieter van den Hoogenband. (issuu.com, 09 Jul 2013)

His coaches. (nieuwsbladdekaap.nl, 07 Oct 2018)

He always wears his hood up when entering the arena and lining up before the race. "I have to be really focused. That's why I always put on my hood before the race when we come up and look at the blocks. Then nobody can drive me crazy - that's what I want to do to them." (nieuwsbladdekaap.nl, 01 Sep 2019)

Philosophy:

"At smaller competitions I don't feel the tension that I do at the big meets. I simply need that pressure to be able to perform. When I'm under pressure, that's when I'm at my best." (nieuwsbladdekaap.nl, 01 Sep 2019)

In 2018 he was named Sportsman of the Year in the Utrechtse Heuvelrug municipality in the Netherlands. (regio90.nl, 17 Dec 2019)

He received the 2016 Youth Sports Award in Amersfoort, Netherlands. (ad.nl, 25 Nov 2016)

General Interest

Classification
S6, SB6, SM6 (IPC, 08 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy (ad.nl, 13 Sep 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (ad.nl, 13 Sep 2016)

Impairment Details
He has cerebral palsy as the result of a brain injury he sustained at birth. (ad.nl, 13 Sep 2016)

General
CHARITY WORK
In 2019 he took part in a swim challenge that raised more than 5,000 Euros for the Agitos Foundation, a Dutch-based charity that supports the development of Para sport in South America. "I have a goal and I get the chance to reach that goal with the right people around me. If I did not have a sport, I would not have had much willpower and perseverance. Para sport has made me more independent and in many areas has brought me further than anyone could have imagined before. Children in poor countries do not get the opportunities that I have been given, and not always in the Netherlands too. I want everyone to get the opportunity to exercise if he or she wants to. I want to make my contribution tangible, by converting swimming into money." (zpc-amersfoort.nl, 27 Dec 2019; knzb.nl, 20 Nov 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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