| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kyle Stolk |
| National team |  Netherlands |
| Born | (1996-06-28)28 June 1996 (age 28) Edenvale, Gauteng,South Africa |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | PSV Eindhoven |
| Coach | Marcel Wouda |
Medal record | |
Kyle Stolk (born 28 June 1996) is a Dutch competitiveswimmer who specializes in freestyle events.[1] He won a silver medal in theboys' 200 m freestyle at the2014 Summer Youth Olympics inNanjing, and finished seventh as a member of the Dutch swimming squad in the4×200 m freestyle relay at the2016 Summer Olympics inRio de Janeiro.[2] Stolk currently trains for the swimming league atPSV Eindhoven, under the tutelage of his coach and three-time OlympianMarcel Wouda.[3]
Stolk launched into the global scene as a junior swimmer at the2014 Summer Youth Olympics inNanjing. There, he nearly charged to the front at the final stretch of theboys' 200 m freestyle, before fading to a runner-up finish in 1:48.59, trailing the Italian swimmer Nicolangelo di Fabio by a small fraction of a second.[2][4]
Two years later, Stolk was selected to the Dutch swimming roster at his senior Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro, competing only in themen's 4×200 m freestyle relay.[5] He swam through the third quarter of the race with a split of 1:47.59 to deliver the Dutch foursome ofDion Dreesens, youngsterMaarten Brzoskowski, and anchorSebastiaan Verschuren a seventh-place time in 7:09.10, holding off the Belgians from the end of the final field by more than two seconds.[6][7]
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