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Following a donation to a Leeuwarden breast cancer center earlier this month, Olympic swimming gold medallist Maarten van der Weijden has made known which other organisations will be receiving a portion of ...

Olympian Maarten van der Weijden raised 6.1 million euros during his marathon swim through the Eleven Cities of Friesland, and a portion of the funds raised will be going to a breast ...

Ex-Olympic swimmer Maarten van der Weijden’s second Elfstedenzwemtocht will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Friday at the Swettehaven in Leeuwarden, and dining establishments in the city of Sloten will be closed while Van ...

Former Olympic champion and open water swimmer Maarten van der Weijden will make a second attempt to swim the complete route of the Elfstedentocht (the Eleven Cities Skating tour in Friesland).  Translation ...

The Frisian town of Burdaard is planning to erect a statue of Olympic gold medallist Maarten van der Weijden in honour of his charity swim through the Eleven Cities of Friesland. Translation ...

Maarten van der Weijden, a gold medal-winning Olympic swimmer, is swimming a gruelling 200-kilometre route along the Eleven Cities in Friesland to raise money for cancer research. Translation by Traci White UPDATE: ...

Even though I have had a Dutch passport for nearly two years, it was only a couple of weeks ago that I truly understood just how much of a northerner I’ve become. ...

Throughout Pentecost weekend, cycling enthusiasts are making their way through Friesland during the bike Elfstedentocht, following the route of the mythical Eleven Cities ice skating race. On Sunday, a team completed the ...

Starting on 10 May, the winning photos of the Dutch photojournalism contest De Zilveren Camera will be on display at the Folkingestraat synagogue in Groningen. This is the first time in a ...

The Groningen Swim Challenge over the weekend raised 217,000 euros for the UMCG Cancer Research Fund. Translation by Traci White The previous record amount of money raised in the annual event was ...