Pholien Systermans

Pholien Systermans
Personal information
Full namePholien Systermans
Nationality Belgium
Born (1990-03-27) 27 March 1990 (age 36)
Liège, Belgium
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubLiège Natation
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place2007 Antwerp4x100m freestyle relay

Pholien Systermans (born 27 March 1990 in Liège). is a Belgian swimmer who gained the Belgian 100m freestyle record in 2009.

Systermans was coached at Liège Natation by André Henveaux and is currently studying at the University of Florida. As a junior, he had been part of the 4x100 freestyle relay team that gained a bronze medal for Belgium at the 2007 European Junior Swimming Championships. In 2009 he was fined €1500 for wearing the 'wrong costume' at a Rome swimming meet, a decision which he challenged legally in May 2010.

At the 2010 European Aquatics Championships, Systermans was part of the Belgian 4 × 200 m relay team. They came seventh in the final.

In 2020, he works as a physiotherapist-osteopath in France. He also participates in the sixth special season of Koh-Lanta, Koh-Lanta: L'Île des héros.

References

  1. ↑ "University of Florida profile". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  2. ↑ "Systermans breaks the Belgian 100m freestyle record 2009, RTBF report". Archived from the original on 22 December 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  3. ↑ Gators report
  4. ↑ Legal challenge report
  5. ↑ 2010 European Aquatics Championships results listings[dead link]
  6. ↑ Eliminated After réunification Koh-Lanta: Pholien, le jeune participant liégeois, est loin d’être un inconnu!, sudinfo.be