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Ron Kroon

Ron Kroon
Ron Kroon 1968.jpg
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 "Ron" 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. He also competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics with the best achievement of 8th place in the 4×100 meters medley relay. 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.

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

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