Pholien Systermans
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Pholien Systermans. is a Belgian
swimmer who gained the Belgian 100m freestyle record in 2009.
Systermans was coached at Liège Natation by André Henveaux and is currently studying at the University of Florida
. As a junior he had been part of the 4x100 freestyle relay team that gained a bronze medal for Belgium at the 2007 European Junior Swimming Championships. In 2009 he was fined €1500 for wearing the 'wrong costume' at a Rome swimming meet, a decision which he challenged legally in May 2010.
At the 2010 European Aquatics Championships, Systermans was part of the Belgian 4x200m relay team. They came seventh in the final.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
swimmer who gained the Belgian 100m freestyle record in 2009.
Systermans was coached at Liège Natation by André Henveaux and is currently studying at the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
. As a junior he had been part of the 4x100 freestyle relay team that gained a bronze medal for Belgium at the 2007 European Junior Swimming Championships. In 2009 he was fined €1500 for wearing the 'wrong costume' at a Rome swimming meet, a decision which he challenged legally in May 2010.
At the 2010 European Aquatics Championships, Systermans was part of the Belgian 4x200m relay team. They came seventh in the final.
External links
- University of Florida profile
- http://www.sport.be/fr/autres/article.html?Article_ID=431397