{"id":4555,"date":"2023-07-12T09:56:34","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T07:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ijsselmeerzwemmarathon.nl\/en\/?page_id=4555"},"modified":"2023-08-03T14:15:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T12:15:39","slug":"swimmers-2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ijsselmeerzwemmarathon.nl\/en\/competitors\/competition\/swimmers-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Participants 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h4  blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  '><h4 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Participants 2023<\/h4><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The following participants have registered for the IJsselmeer Swimming Marathon of 2023:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Madisyn Armstrong<\/li>\n<li>Cynthia Koolman<\/li>\n<li>Martin Straka<\/li>\n<li>Tenzin Tieman<\/li>\n<li>Bob de Vries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>They briefly introduce themselves below.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div   class='hr hr-default   avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_half '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_one_half  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><div   data-autoplay='1'  data-interval='5'  data-animation='fade'  data-hoverpause='1'  class='avia-testimonial-wrapper avia-grid-testimonials avia-grid-2-testimonials avia_animate_when_almost_visible   '>\n<section class ='avia-testimonial-row'><div class='avia-testimonial av_one_half flex_column no_margin avia-testimonial-row-1 avia-first-testimonial' ><div class='avia-testimonial_inner'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia-testimonial-image'  itemprop=\"image\"  style='background-image:url(https:\/\/www.ijsselmeerzwemmarathon.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/img-20230510-wa0000-180x180.jpg);'><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-content '  ><div class='avia-testimonial-markup-entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Hello everyone!<\/p>\n<p>My name is Tenzin Tieman and 22 years old and living in IJmuiden.<br \/>\nAugust 13, 2023 will be my 6th crossing Stavoren &#8211; Medemblik. The 1st time as a 16-year-old swam out in 2017.<br \/>\nMy heaviest was in 2021; 4 months after the accident and still recovering from, among other things, 6 broken ribs, but still managed to complete the crossing.<br \/>\nLast year 2022 I was able to significantly improve my time and hope to be able to set a good time this year too, so I have started in &#8216;open-water&#8217; training<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta'><div class='avia-testimonial-arrow-wrap'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta-mini'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><strong  class='avia-testimonial-name'    itemprop=\"name\" >Tenzin Tieman<\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><div   data-autoplay='1'  data-interval='5'  data-animation='fade'  data-hoverpause='1'  class='avia-testimonial-wrapper avia-grid-testimonials avia-grid-2-testimonials avia_animate_when_almost_visible   '>\n<section class ='avia-testimonial-row'><div class='avia-testimonial av_one_half flex_column no_margin avia-testimonial-row-1 avia-first-testimonial' ><div class='avia-testimonial_inner'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia-testimonial-image'  itemprop=\"image\"  style='background-image:url(https:\/\/www.ijsselmeerzwemmarathon.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/img-20190722-wa0008-180x180.jpg);'><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-content '  ><div class='avia-testimonial-markup-entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Hi!<\/p>\n<p>I am Cynthia Koolman.<br \/>\nI have been swimming in open water from an early age,<br \/>\nwhen I was 15 years old I already dreamed of swimming on the IJsselmeer.<\/p>\n<p>When I was 16 years old, I had reached the limit at the NK in the 10 km,<br \/>\nbut unfortunately corona kicked in and unfortunately it didn&#8217;t happen.<br \/>\nWhen I turned 18 years old I did more 10 kilometers to reach the limit, when I<br \/>\nswitched to Steenwijk, my trainers supported and I made it<br \/>\nI hit the limit and now I&#8217;m 19 years old and I&#8217;m going to swim across the IJsselmeer!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta'><div class='avia-testimonial-arrow-wrap'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta-mini'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><strong  class='avia-testimonial-name'    itemprop=\"name\" >Cynthia Koolman<\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><div   data-autoplay='1' 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to physical reasons (hernia, corona) and private circumstances I was not fit enough<br \/>\nand therefore not possible.<\/p>\n<p>I hope to close this and have been able to qualify.<br \/>\nHonestly, I didn&#8217;t think I&#8217;d be this far<br \/>\nAugust 13 will show how fit I am!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta'><div class='avia-testimonial-arrow-wrap'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta-mini'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><strong  class='avia-testimonial-name'    itemprop=\"name\" >Bob de Vries<\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_half  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><div   data-autoplay='1'  data-interval='5'  data-animation='fade'  data-hoverpause='1'  class='avia-testimonial-wrapper avia-grid-testimonials avia-grid-2-testimonials avia_animate_when_almost_visible   '>\n<section class ='avia-testimonial-row'><div class='avia-testimonial av_one_half flex_column no_margin avia-testimonial-row-1 avia-first-testimonial' ><div class='avia-testimonial_inner'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia-testimonial-image'  itemprop=\"image\"  style='background-image:url(https:\/\/www.ijsselmeerzwemmarathon.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/494f1b2a-e44f-43eb-ab55-5abf37761a48-180x180.jpeg);'><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-content '  ><div class='avia-testimonial-markup-entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Hi,<\/p>\n<p>My name is Madi Armstrong &amp; I am 22 years old from Australia.<br \/>\nLast year was my first crossing &amp; I am so excited to return to the Netherlands again this year!<br \/>\nI did my first 10km race when I was 13 (and many, many 10km races since then) but the IJsselmeer was my first ultra marathon.<br \/>\nSince then, I have completed 2 other ultras &amp; learned lots so hopefully I can bring those learnings to this years race &amp; improve on my second placing from last year.<\/p>\n<p>The count down begins!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta'><div class='avia-testimonial-arrow-wrap'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta-mini'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><strong  class='avia-testimonial-name'    itemprop=\"name\" >Madi Armstrong<\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><div   data-autoplay='1'  data-interval='5'  data-animation='fade'  data-hoverpause='1'  class='avia-testimonial-wrapper avia-grid-testimonials avia-grid-2-testimonials 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