Artefacts

Paris 2024, swimming equipment worn by Sharon VAN ROUWENDAAL (NED), Olympic champion in the 10 km marathon.

Physical description

Black swimming suit, with the ‘Arena’ logo in yellow. In the centre, the logo of Holland ‘Team NL’, in which she signed. At the bottom, on the left leg, in the ‘Arnea’ logo, she mentioned ‘Paris 2024’. The edges of the suit are fuchsia. Size : 34.

Created

Created: Arena

Used

Used: Sharon VAN ROUWENDAAL (09.09.1993)

Materials

silicone, polyester

Colors

black and white, pink, yellow, orange

Dimension

29 x 101 cm, 96 g

Type of item

Sport equipment -> suit

Reference number

239003

Ensemble

Keywords

Olympic champion Olympic Games Paris 2024 Female Swimming/marathon 10km[W]signed Olympic symbol

Notes

Paris 2024 – swimsuit worn by Sharon VAN ROUWENDAAL (NED), Olympic champion in the marathon 10km swim. Reigning 10km open water champion Sharon van Rouwendaal successfully defended her title in Paris. She spoke about how difficult the course was and compared the part where she had to swim against the current to a weight training session, as it required double the effort for each stroke. The following day, Kristóf Rasovszky, who had been training in the Danube, where the currents are notoriously strong, felt well prepared. «Yesterday, when I saw Sharon van Rouwendaal winning, I thought this was a sign because she was second in Tokyo, the same as me. I had to push really hard, but I knew I could do it.» Donated by the athlete