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Ranomi Kromowidjojo

Kromowidjojo in 2010
Personal information
Born	(1990-08-20) 20 August 1990 (age 34) Sauwerd, Netherlands
Height	1.80 m
Weight	67 kg
Spouse(s)	Ferry Weertman
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, butterfly
Club	PSV and Team Iron (ISL)
Medal record Women's swimming Representing  Netherlands Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 3 1 0 World Championships (LC) 3 8 6 World Championships (SC) 14 9 5 European Aquatics Championships (LC) 6 7 1 European Aquatics Championships (SC) 18 5 3 Olympic Games Gold 2008 Beijing 4×100 m freestyle Gold 2012 London 50 m freestyle Gold 2012 London 100 m freestyle Silver 2012 London 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (LC) Gold 2009 Rome 4×100 m freestyle Gold 2011 Shanghai 4×100 m freestyle Gold 2013 Barcelona 50 m freestyle Silver 2011 Shanghai 50 m freestyle Silver 2015 Kazan 50 m freestyle Silver 2015 Kazan 4×100 m freestyle Silver 2015 Kazan 4×100 m mixed freestyle Silver 2017 Budapest 50 m freestyle Silver 2017 Budapest 50 m butterfly Silver 2017 Budapest 4×100 m mixed freestyle Silver 2019 Gwangju 50 m butterfly Bronze 2007 Melbourne 4×100 m freestyle Bronze 2011 Shanghai 100 m freestyle Bronze 2013 Barcelona 100 m freestyle Bronze 2013 Barcelona 50 m butterfly Bronze 2013 Barcelona 4×100 m freestyle Bronze 2017 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (SC) Gold 2008 Manchester 4×200 m freestyle Gold 2010 Dubai 50 m freestyle Gold 2010 Dubai 100 m freestyle Gold 2010 Dubai 4×100 m freestyle Gold 2014 Doha 50 m freestyle Gold 2014 Doha 4×50 m freestyle Gold 2014 Doha 4×100 m freestyle Gold 2014 Doha 4×200 m freestyle Gold 2016 Windsor 50 m freestyle Gold 2018 Hangzhou 50 m freestyle Gold 2018 Hangzhou 100 m freestyle Gold 2018 Hangzhou 50 m butterfly Gold 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×50 m mixed medley Gold 2021 Abu Dhabi 50 m butterfly Silver 2016 Windsor 100 m freestyle Silver 2016 Windsor 4×50 m freestyle Silver 2016 Windsor 4×50 m mixed freestyle Silver 2018 Hangzhou 4×50 m freestyle Silver 2018 Hangzhou 4×100 m freestyle Silver 2018 Hangzhou 4×50 m mixed freestyle Silver 2018 Hangzhou 4×50 m mixed medley Silver 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×50 m mixed freestyle Silver 2021 Abu Dhabi 50 m freestyle Bronze 2014 Doha 100 m freestyle Bronze 2016 Windsor 4×100 m freestyle Bronze 2018 Hangzhou 4×50 m medley Bronze 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×50 m medley Bronze 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×50 m freestyle European Aquatics Championships (LC) Gold 2008 Eindhoven 4×100 m freestyle Gold 2016 London 50 m freestyle Gold 2016 London 4×100 m freestyle Gold 2016 London 4×100 m mixed freestyle Gold 2020 Budapest 50 m freestyle Gold 2020 Budapest 50 m butterfly Silver 2006 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle Silver 2016 London 100 m freestyle Silver 2018 Glasgow 4x100 m freestyle Silver 2018 Glasgow 4×100 m mixed freestyle Silver 2020 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle Silver 2020 Budapest 4×100 m mixed freestyle Silver 2020 Budapest 4×100 m mixed medley Bronze 2018 Glasgow 50 m freestyle European Aquatics Championships (SC) Gold 2007 Debrecen 4×50 m freestyle Gold 2008 Rijeka 4×50 m freestyle Gold 2008 Rijeka 4×50 m medley Gold 2009 Istanbul 4×50 m freestyle Gold 2009 Istanbul 4×50 m medley Gold 2010 Eindhoven 50 m freestyle Gold 2010 Eindhoven 100 m freestyle Gold 2010 Eindhoven 4×50 m freestyle Gold 2010 Eindhoven 4×50 m medley Gold 2013 Herning 50 m freestyle Gold 2013 Herning 100 m freestyle Gold 2015 Netanya 50 m freestyle Gold 2015 Netanya 4×50 m medley Gold 2017 Copenhagen 100 m freestyle Gold 2017 Copenhagen 50 m butterfly Gold 2017 Copenhagen 4×50 m freestyle Gold 2017 Copenhagen 4×50 m mixed freestyle Gold 2017 Copenhagen 4×50 m mixed medley Silver 2009 Istanbul 50 m freestyle Silver 2009 Istanbul 100 m freestyle Silver 2015 Netanya 100 m freestyle Silver 2015 Netanya 4×50 m freestyle Silver 2017 Copenhagen 50 m freestyle Bronze 2008 Rijeka 100 m freestyle Bronze 2013 Herning 4×50 m mixed freestyle Bronze 2015 Netanya 4×50 m mixed freestyle

Ranomi Kromowidjojo (born August 20, 1990) is a retired Dutch swimmer. She is known for her amazing speed in sprint freestyle races. Ranomi is a three-time Olympic champion. She won gold in the 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay at the 2008 Olympics. Then, at the 2012 Olympics, she won gold in both the 50 meter freestyle and 100 meter freestyle events.

Ranomi holds a world record as part of the Dutch team in the 4×50 meter freestyle relay (short course). She has won a total of 45 medals at FINA World Championship events, showing her incredible talent and hard work.

Swimming Career Highlights

Ranomi Kromowidjojo started swimming at a young age and quickly became a top athlete.

Junior Years

Ranomi won three medals at the European Junior Swimming Championships in 2005 and 2006. She competed in the 50-meter freestyle and butterfly races.

First Senior Competitions

In 2006, Ranomi made her first appearance as a senior swimmer at the European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. At just 15 years old, she won her first international senior medal. It was a silver medal in the 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay.

In 2007, Ranomi went to her first World Championships in Melbourne, Australia. She earned a bronze medal in the 4×100 freestyle relay. Later that year, she helped set a world record in the 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay (short course) at the Dutch Open Swim Cup. She also set another world record in the 4 × 50 meter freestyle relay (short course) at the European Short Course Swimming Championships.

Olympic Gold and World Records

Ranomi Kromowidjojo back in Amsterdam, after the 2008 Olympics.

The year 2008 was a big one for Ranomi. At the European Championships in Eindhoven, her team won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay. They even broke the world record! A few weeks later, at the Short Course World Championships in Manchester, she won another world title and broke a world record in the 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, just before her 18th birthday, Ranomi became an Olympic champion! She won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay.

In 2009, at the World Championships in Rome, Italy, Ranomi and her relay team won gold again in the 4×100 freestyle relay. They set a new world record with a time of 3:31.72.

Continued Success

Ranomi Kromowidjojo (right) and Britta Steffen (left) during the European short course championships 2010 in Eindhoven, Netherlands.

In 2010, Ranomi competed in the FINA World Swimming Championships (short course). She won individual gold medals in both the 50 meter freestyle and 100 meter freestyle. She also won a gold medal with her team in the 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay.

In 2011, Ranomi won another gold medal at the World Aquatics Championships as part of the 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay team. She also earned a bronze medal in the 100 meter freestyle.

London Olympic Double Gold

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Ranomi and her teammates started by winning a silver medal in the 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay.

Later that week, Ranomi set an Olympic record in the semifinals of the 100 meter freestyle. The next day, she won a gold medal in the final, setting a new Olympic record of 53.00 seconds! She then went on to win another gold medal in the 50 meter freestyle, also setting a new Olympic record of 24.05 seconds. This meant she won both sprint freestyle events, just like her fellow Dutch swimmer Inge de Bruijn did in 2000.

World Titles and More Medals

In 2013, at the World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Ranomi won her first individual long course world title in the 50 meter freestyle. She also won three bronze medals in the 100 meter freestyle, 50 meter butterfly, and 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay.

In 2015, she won a silver medal in the 50 meter freestyle at the World Championships. She also added two more silver medals in relay events.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Ranomi competed in her third Olympics. She finished 4th with the Dutch relay team, 5th in the 100 meter freestyle, and 6th in the 50 meter freestyle.

In 2017, Ranomi continued to win, taking gold in the 100 meter freestyle at the Swim Cup Eindhoven. In 2019, she won a silver medal in the women's 50 meter butterfly event at the World Aquatics Championships.

Ranomi was also a member of Team Iron in the 2019 International Swimming League. She had a perfect record, winning all the "skin races" (a special type of knockout race) her team competed in.

Retirement

Ranomi Kromowidjojo officially retired from competitive swimming in January 2022. She said that she had fulfilled her career goals as a professional athlete. While swimming would remain her passion, she would no longer compete at a professional level.

About Ranomi's Life

Ranomi was born in Sauwerd, Netherlands. Her father is of Javanese Surinamese background, and her mother is Dutch. She started swimming when she was three years old during a family vacation in Spain.

Ranomi was a student at the Business School Notenboom in Eindhoven. She is engaged to fellow Dutch swimmer Ferry Weertman. Ranomi also appeared on the Dutch television show Wie is de Mol? in its 23rd season.

Ranomi's Best Times

Ranomi has set many impressive personal best times throughout her career.

See also

In Spanish: Ranomi Kromowidjojo para niños

• Dutch records in swimming
• Dutch Indonesians
• World record progression 50 metres freestyle