Hinkelien Schreuder
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Hinkelien Schreuder (born February 13, 1984 in Goor) is a medley and backstroke swimmer from The Netherlands, who also competed in the freestyle events. She's currently living in Eindhoven, where she is studying physiotherapy, and is training at the same club as multiple Olympic champion Pieter van den Hoogenband.
In 1999 Schreuder made her international debut at the European Junior Championships in Moscow. At the European SC Championships 2001 in Antwerp she won the silver medal alongside Inge de Bruijn, Suze Valen and Annabel Kosten. In the same year Schreuder was named Holland's Talent of the Year.
She missed out the 2004 Summer Olympics, and is mainly successful in the short course championships ever since. At the 2006 FINA Short Course World Championships for instance, Schreuder was a member of the 4x100m Freestyle Relay Team, that set a new world record: 3:33.32.
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