About Thamar Henneken
Born 1979. Thamar Henneken is a Dutch swimmer and rower.
Thamar Nanette Henneken (born 2 August 1979 in Delft, South Holland) is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands. She was a member of the Dutch Women's freestyle relay team (alongside Inge de Bruijn, Wilma van Hofwegen and Manon van Rooijen) that won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
After the Sydney Games, she tried to switch to rowing, but soon returned to swimming. She is engaged to former world champion Marcel Wouda. The couple had a baby in early 2005.
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Who is Thamar Henneken?
swimmer
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Thamar Henneken was born on 2 August 1979 in Delft.
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Thamar Henneken is a swimmer and rower.
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Thamar Henneken is Dutch.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Thamar Henneken. https://biography.guide/thamar-henneken/
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