Chantalle Zijderveld

Belinda Chantalle Zijderveld (born 17 September 2000) is a Dutch swimmer.^[1] She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's 200 metre individual medley SM10, winning a gold medal; Women's 50 metre freestyle S10 and Women's 100 metre freestyle S10, winning silver medals; and Women's 100 metre butterfly S10, winning a bronze medal.^[2]

Chantalle Zijderveld

Personal information
Birth name	Belinda Chantalle Zijderveld
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(2000-09-17) September 17, 2000 (age 24) Rotterdam, Netherlands
Education	Bachelor of Science in Accountancy
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Disability	She is born without a right hand, and her right arm is shorter than her left arm. She also has scoliosis.
Disability class	S10, SB9, SM10
Event(s)	Breaststroke Freestyle Individual medley Butterfly
Club	ZPC AMERSFOORT
Coached by	Sander Nijhuis, Bram Dekker (national) / Tom Rikhof (club)
Retired	2021
Achievements and titles
Personal best	50m freestyle 28.17, 100m freestyle 1.02.76, 100m butterfly 1.12.07, 100m breaststroke 1.16.69, 200m individual medley 2.33.10
Medal record Women's para swimming Representing  Netherlands Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo 100 m breaststroke SB9 2020 Tokyo 200 m ind. medley SM10 2024 Paris 100 m breaststroke SB9 2020 Tokyo 50 m freestyle S10 2020 Tokyo 100 m freestyle S10 2024 Paris Mixed 4×100 m medley relay 34pts 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m breaststroke SB9 2020 Tokyo 100 m butterfly S10 World Championships 2015 Glasgow 100m breaststroke SB9 European Championships 2014 Eindhoven 100 m breaststroke SB9 2016 Funchal 100 m breaststroke SB9

Personal history

Zijderveld was born in Zwijndrecht, Netherlands in 2000. She was born without a right hand.^[3]

International career

Zijderveld made her international debut in 2013, during the World Championships in Montréal. She competed in S10 classification freestyle events, but her specialty is the SB9 breaststroke, taking three European and two World titles in the 100m distance.^[4]