LONDON (Reuters) - Ranomi Kromowidjojo secured her place in Dutch swimming history on Saturday with a second sprint title at the London Games, making her the fastest woman in the pool just two years after a bout of viral meningitis that had her fearing for her career.
The 21-year-old, born and raised in the Netherlands but of Surinamese and Indonesian extraction, joins an illustrious line of Dutch sprinters, including the woman she looked up to, Olympic champion Inge de Bruijn, who won the sprint double and the 100 butterfly at Sydney, setting world records in all three.
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