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and competing for the club SG Hoorn/Zeemacht, always stood on the podium at every major international tournament. In addition to this she also decorated herself with high classifications in the World Cup circuit, including ultra-long races, of more than seventy kilometers in
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In the years following the 1990 IJsselmeermarathon she finds her place between the world's top. Her definitive breakthrough is during the
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push off again using ones legs, thus giving a clear advantage over 50 m and of course open water venues. Open
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where she plays herself in a documentary about swimmers, doing an interview about her life as a swimmer.
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Another two years later, when first separate open water world championships were held off the coast of
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In August 2007, she announced her comeback, in order to try to win an
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Edith also played a role in the 2006 Argentinian film
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1529:1973 births
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1291:2011–2012:
1221:Rita Kovács
1002:down river
999:88 km
958:open water
955:34 km
927:open water
924:25 km
896:open water
893:10 km
865:open water
630:Edith Bosch
598:of 2005 in
559:Netherlands
507:of 1995 in
415:1995 Vienna
55:Netherlands
1523:Categories
1458:Linda Bank
1185:Rita Lazar
1104:Ireen Wüst
1071:(in Dutch)
1063:(in Dutch)
1039:References
724:Nieuwegein
482:Edith Piaf
450:Haastrecht
332:2004 Dubai
173:1998 Perth
135:1998 Perth
37:Open Water
1016:Argentina
920:5:25:06.6
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848:Dordrecht
817:Amsterdam
688:POOLSIZE
685:DISTANCE
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589:freestyle
555:Oudewater
533:Argentina
498:Rotterdam
472:Biography
1027:See also
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910:Montreal
879:Montreal
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600:Montreal
568:between
35:Women's
1320:Lea Boy
1181:(21 km)
1079:Awards
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862:5000 m
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800:1500 m
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734:4:19.19
703:2:07.16
652:Beijing
604:Germany
488:of the
458:Holland
454:swimmer
1336:2024:
1327:2022:
1318:2020:
1309:2018:
1282:2010:
1273:2008:
1264:2006:
1255:2004:
1246:2002:
1237:2000:
1228:1999:
1219:1997:
1210:1995:
1201:1993:
1192:1991:
983:Calais
831:400 m
786:Berlin
769:800 m
755:Berlin
738:400 m
707:200 m
697:EVENT
694:PLACE
585:Athens
570:Calais
537:Brazil
528:Wognum
524:Hawaii
509:Vienna
486:Knight
439:25 km
420:25 km
401:25 km
382:10 km
356:25 km
337:25 km
299:25 km
280:25 km
261:10 km
216:10 km
197:10 km
178:25 km
159:25 km
121:10 km
102:25 km
83:25 km
52:
1340:(ITA)
1331:(FRA)
1322:(GER)
1313:(ITA)
1304:(ITA)
1295:(ITA)
1286:(UKR)
1277:(ESP)
1268:(GER)
1259:(GER)
1250:(NED)
1241:(GER)
1232:(RUS)
1223:(HUN)
1214:(GER)
1205:(FRA)
1196:(SUI)
1187:(HUN)
1179:1989
1123:2005
1098:2005
1005:2001
972:Dover
961:2003
930:2005
899:2005
868:2005
837:2003
834:50 m
806:2005
803:25 m
775:2004
772:25 m
744:2004
741:25 m
713:2000
710:25 m
691:DATE
682:TIME
650:. In
574:Dover
513:Perth
478:Gouda
318:5 km
235:5 km
140:5 km
1113:None
660:14th
641:Agua
572:and
535:and
464:and
45:the
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673:sea
583:in
496:in
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1374:e
1367:t
1360:v
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