Gijs Damen

Gijs Damen

Personal information
Born	(1979-07-20) 20 July 1979
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	PSV/NZE, ZPC Breda, MNC Dordrecht
Medal record Representing the Netherlands European Championships (SC) 2001 Antwerp 4×50 m freestyle 2002 Riesa 4×50 m freestyle 2003 Dublin 4×50 m freestyle 2005 Trieste 4×50 m freestyle

Gijs Damen (born 20 July 1979) is a retired Dutch swimmer. Between 2001 and 2005 he won one silver and three gold medals in the 4×50 m freestyle relay at the European Short Course Swimming Championships. While winning the 2003 title the Dutch team set a new world record.

He retired from competitive swimming in September 2006 and lives in Breda.