Inge de Bruijn retires from swimming

The Netherlands’ four time Olympic swimming champion Inge de Bruijn has formally retired from the sport. De Bruijn, who has not competed at a major international since winning the 50 metres freestyle gold at the Athens Olympics, said she had nothing left to achieve. ‘I am 33 and a granny in terms of swimming,’ she said.

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