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blueseventy strikes gold!

21 Aug 2008
Maarten van der Weijden gets congratulated by fellow teammate Peter van der Hoogenband after winning gold.

Maarten we are so proud of you and what an amazing story you have. After you were diagnosed with leukemia you had a stem cell transplant and luckily recovered. You then went on to win the 25k open water World Championships earlier this year and now you are the open water 10k Olympic Champion.