Lia Dekker

Lia Dekker (born 24 January 1987) is a Dutch swimmer who specializes in breaststroke. Dekker holds the national record in the 200 metres breaststroke in the 50 m pool. She is the younger sister of Inge Dekker, 2008 Olympic champion in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay.

Swimming career At the Dutch National Championships in June 2008, Dekker qualified for the European SC Championships 2008 in Rijeka, Croatia. A week before the European Championships, Dekker broke the national record in the 200 m breaststroke, which was set by Linda Moes during the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The day after she also claimed the national record in the 100 m breaststroke, held by Moniek Nijhuis since 2007. In Rijeka, Dekker placed 18th in the 100 m breaststroke and 20th in the 200 m breaststroke. At the Amsterdam Swim Cup 2009 she qualified herself for the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy in the 100 m breaststroke, although she lost her national record to Nijhuis. In the 200 m breaststroke Dekker lowered her own national record by two seconds, but failed to qualify for Rome for this event.

Personal bests Short courseLia Dekker Swimrankings.netEventTimeDateLocation 50 m breaststroke 32.782008-11-22Winschoten, Netherlands100 m breaststroke1:08.042008-12-19Amsterdam, Netherlands200 m breaststroke2:27.142008-12-20Amsterdam, Netherlands Long courseEventTimeDateLocation 50 m breaststroke 32.182009-04-16Amsterdam, Netherlands100 m breaststroke 1:07.472009-04-17Amsterdam, Netherlands200 m breaststrokeNR 2:28.022009-04-19Amsterdam, Netherlands

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