Ron Kroon
Men's swimming European Championships Ronald Kroon (17 September 1942, Amsterdam – 12 July 2001, Huizen) was a Dutch freestyle swimmer who won two bronze medals at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships. He also competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics with the best achievement of 8th place in the 4×100 meters medley relay. Between 1960 and 1964 he was four times national champion and set 12 national records in the 100 m freestyle event.
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Ron Kroon
Kroon, Ron (photographer) for Anefo · Dutch National Archives, The Hague Fotocollectie Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANEFO), 1945-1989], Nummer toegang 2.24.01.05 Bestanddeelnummer 921-6731 · CC BY-SA 3.0 nl
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Men's swimming European Championships Ronald Kroon (17 September 1942, Amsterdam – 12 July 2001, Huizen) was a Dutch freestyle swimmer who won two bronze medals at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships. He also competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics with the best achievement of 8th place in the 4×100 meters medley relay. Between 1960 and 1964 he was four times national champion and set 12 national records in the 100 m freestyle event.
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1942
Ron Kroon was born in 1942 at Amsterdam.
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Ron Kroon died in 2001 at Huizen.
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He was the first Dutch athlete to swim 100 meters within 55 seconds. After his swimming career, Kroon became a photographer with photograph press agency Anefo (1965-1968), and contributing editor at AVRO Sportpanorama in the seventies.
• Illustration — Suzanne Farrell • Illustration — Bobby Charlton • Illustration — Joan Baez • Illustration — Johan Cruyff
Ronny Kroon (kop) 20 april 1966
Ron Kroon for Anefo · Nationaal Archief
![Collectie / Archief: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie: [onbekend] Beschrijving: Portret van de zwemmer Ron Kroon Datum: 12 september 1968 Trefwoorden: portretten Persoonsnaam: Kroon, Ronald Fotograaf: Kroon, Ron / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende: Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort: Negatief (zwart/wit) Nummer archiefinventaris: bekijk toegang 2.24.01.05 Bestanddeelnummer: 921-6731](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Portret_van_de_zwemmer_Ron_Kroon%2C_Bestanddeelnr_921-6731.jpg/800px-Portret_van_de_zwemmer_Ron_Kroon%2C_Bestanddeelnr_921-6731.jpg)
Collectie / Archief: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie: [onbekend] Beschrijving: Portret van de zwemmer Ron Kroon Datum: 12 september 1968 Trefwoorden: portretten Persoonsnaam: Kroon, Ronald Fotograaf: Kroon, Ron / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende: Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort: Negatief (zwart/wit) Nummer archiefinventaris: bekijk toegang 2.24.01.05 Bestanddeelnummer: 921-6731
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