FREESTYLE CLINIC

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 12 17:00 - 20:00 Train2Race, Train2Train, Purple 3,4,5

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 13 17:00 - 20:00 TrainTechniek, TrainTechniek Purple, KATE Purple 1,2 ZIEGLER 5x worldchampion on the Kick-off Freestyle period 400m, 800m en 1500m TrainTechniek freestyle Dear swimmers, parents/ caretakers and trainers of Racing Club

It’s an honor for Racing Club to welcome 5 time world champion to the Hofbad next week. On Wednesday February 12 and Thursday February 13 Kate will facilitate a freestyle clinic for all swimmers of Racing Club. Kate is a former 2-time Olympic swimmer from the USA.

Program for next week WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 12 17:00 - 19:00 Clinic for: Train2Train, Train2Race and Purple 3,4 and 5 19:00 - 20:00 Photo shoot with and Questions and Answers session

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 13 17:00 - 18:30 Clinic FOR: TrainTechniek, TrainTechniek Purple KATE ZIEGLER and Purple 1 and 2. Start of the freestyle technique Kate Marie Ziegler (born June 27, 1988) is an period American freestyle and long-distance swimmer. 19:00 - 20:00 Photo shoot with and Questions and Answers Ziegler has won a total of fifteen medals in major session international competition, including eight golds, five silvers, and two bronze spanning the World During both days trainers and volunteers will be present to assist Aquatics and the Pan Pacific Championships. with the clinic and translate all instructions if needed. She was a member of the 2012 United States Olympic Team, and competed in the 800-meter freestyle event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. International career In February 2005, at the FINA World Cup stop in New York, Ziegler won the 800-meter freestyle in 8:16.32, breaking 's 25-year- old American record, which at the time was the oldest American record on the books. In 2005, Ziegler won the 800-meter freestyle (8:25.31) and 1,500-meter freestyle (16:00.41) at the World Championships in Montreal. The latter time made her the third-fastest woman (and second American) in the history of the event, following only world-record holder 's 15:52.10 and German 's 16:00.18. She qualified for Worlds after winning the 800-meter freestyle at World Trials in Indianapolis with a time of 8:34.83. She failed to qualify in the 400-meter fresstyle, finishing third in a time of 4:12.09. In 2007, at a in-season meet, Ziegler broke Janet Evan's long standing world record in the 1500- meter freestyle with 15:42.54. It stood for 6 years, until broke the record in 2013. At the 2007 World Championships, she won the 800-meter freestyle and 1,500-meter freestyle, to defend the titles she had won in 2005. In 2008, Ziegler qualified for the Olympic Games by placing second to in both the 400- meter (4:03.92) and 800-meter (8:25.38) freestyle events. In , however, Ziegler failed to qualify for the finals in either event. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Ziegler, swimming in the fastest qualifying heat of 800-meter freestyle, posted a time of 8:37.38 behind of Great Britain and of New Zealand. Only the top eight swimmers of all five qualifying heats advanced to the 800-meter finals (with 8:27.15 as the slowest times of those eight), and Ziegler did not