TAKKEN Bas

Date of Birth: 3 Jul 1999

Age: 22

Gender: Male

Sport Class: S10,SM10

Place of birth: HOORN

Birth Country:

Netherlands

Place of residence : HOORN

Residence Country:

Netherlands

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 100m Freestyle - S10	6
	Men's 400m Freestyle - S10	2
	Men's 100m Backstroke - S10	5
	Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM10	3
	Men's 4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points NED Netherlands	5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Freestyle - S10 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Freestyle - S10 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 400m Freestyle - S10 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 400m Freestyle - S10 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Backstroke - S10 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Backstroke - S10 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM10 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM10 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
4	400m Freestyle - S10	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	4:05.46
9	200m Individual Medley - SM10	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	2:17.05
12	100m Freestyle - S10	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	55.88
World Championships
2	400m Freestyle - S10	2019	London, GBR	4:03.63
3	200m Individual Medley - SM10	2019	London, GBR	2:12.07
5	100m Backstroke - S10	2019	London, GBR	1:02.87
European Championships
2	400m Freestyle - S10	2018	Dublin, IRL	4:03.89
3	4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points	2018	Dublin, IRL	4:28.18
4	50m Freestyle - S10	2018	Dublin, IRL	25.03
4	100m Freestyle - S10	2018	Dublin, IRL	54.07

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

De Dolfijn [Amsterdam, NED]

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

Other sports:

He has won gold medals in able-bodied open water swimming at national level in the Netherlands. (talentboek.nl, 17 Aug 2016; Athlete, 24 Aug 2021)

He took up the sport at age eight in 2007 at Hoorn Swim Club in the Netherlands. (bastakken.nl, 15 Jan 2020; teamnl.org, 2016; Athlete, 24 Aug 2021)

He has been interested in sport from an early age, and tried gymnastics as a toddler. He began swimming competitively at age eight after joining Hoorn Swim Club, and soon won medals at regional competitions in the Netherlands. He also enjoys open water swimming. "I love being in the water. It gives me a feeling of freedom." (bastakken.nl, 15 Jan 2020; rtvnh.nl, 14 Apr 2016)

To win gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (paulbekkerssportart.nl, 31 Aug 2018)

Winning one bronze and one silver at both the 2018 European Championships in Dublin, Ireland, and the 2019 World Championships in London, England. (Athlete, 24 Aug 2021)

Philosophy:

"Going for gold despite limitation." (bastakken.nl, 15 Jan 2020)

General Interest

Classification
S10, SB9, SM10 (IPC, 08 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Impaired muscle power (rtvnh.nl, 14 Apr 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (rtvnh.nl, 14 Apr 2016)

Impairment Details
He was born with a foot impairment that affects the strength in his legs and the straightness of his spinal cord. (bastakken.nl, 15 Jan 2020; rtvnh.nl, 14 Apr 2016)

General
EYES ON TOKYO
Having placed fourth in the S10 400m freestyle at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro while he was still a student, he decided to train full-time ahead of the 2020 Games in Tokyo. "[Just missing out on bronze] was the sign for me to pursue my ultimate dream, to achieve a gold medal in the 400m freestyle. To make it come true I have made sacrifices in all sorts of areas. For example even though I have obtained my higher education diploma, I will not continue studying any further until the [2020] Paralympic Games so that I can fully focus on swimming." (paulbekkerssportart.nl, 31 Aug 2018)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
He has served as a member of the Athletes' Committee of the Dutch Swimming Federation [KNZB]. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Sep 2020)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100007752197302
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/BTakken
https://instagram.com/takkenbas
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bas-takken-66a538167
https://twitter.com/btakken
Athlete Website: https://www.bastakken.nl

Legend

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

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