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{{short description|Dutch swimmer}}
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| name           = Marcel Wouda
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| fullname       = Marcel Reinier Wouda
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| nationality    = Dutch
| strokes        = [[medley swimming|Individual medley]]
| club           = Nationaal Zweminstituut Eindhoven
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| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1972|1|23|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Tilburg]], [[North Brabant]], Netherlands
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{{MedalCount
|[[Swimming at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]|0|0|1
|[[FINA World Aquatics Championships|World Championships (LC)]]|1|2|0
|[[FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|World Championships (SC)]]|1|2|1
|[[LEN European Aquatics Championships|European Championships (LC)]]|5|1|3
|[[European Short Course Swimming Championships|European Championships (SC)]]|5|1|2
|'''Total'''|'''12'''|'''6'''|'''7'''
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{{MedalSport | Men's [[swimming (sport)|swimming]]}}
{{MedalCountry | the {{NED}}}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Swimming at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] | [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships|World Championships (LC)]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships|1998 Perth]] | [[Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre individual medley|200 m medley]]}}
{{MedalSilver | 1998 Perth | [[Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 400 metre individual medley|400 m medley]]}}
{{MedalSilver | 1998 Perth | [[Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|World Championships (SC)]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|1999 Hong Kong]] | [[1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalSilver | 1999 Hong Kong | [[1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 400 metre individual medley|400 m medley]]}}
{{MedalSilver | 1999 Hong Kong | [[1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalBronze | 1999 Hong Kong | [[1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre individual medley|200 m medley]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[LEN European Aquatics Championships|European Championships (LC)]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[1997 European Aquatics Championships|1997 Seville]] | [[Swimming at the 1997 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre individual medley|200 m medley]]}}
{{MedalGold | 1997 Seville | [[Swimming at the 1997 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 400 metre individual medley|400 m medley]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[1999 European Aquatics Championships|1999 Istanbul]] | [[Swimming at the 1999 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre individual medley|200 m medley]]}}
{{MedalGold | 1999 Istanbul | [[Swimming at the 1999 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalGold | 1999 Istanbul | [[Swimming at the 1999 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4×100 m medley]]}}
{{MedalSilver | 1997 Seville | [[Swimming at the 1997 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1993 European Aquatics Championships|1993 Sheffield]] | [[Swimming at the 1993 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 400 metre individual medley|400 m medley]]}}
{{MedalBronze | 1999 Istanbul | [[Swimming at the 1999 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 400 metre individual medley|400 m medley]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2000 European Aquatics Championships|2000 Helsinki]] | [[Swimming at the 2000 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[European Short Course Swimming Championships|European Championships (SC)]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[1996 European Short Course Swimming Championships|1996 Rostock]] | [[1996 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Men's 100 metre individual medley|100 m medley]]}}
{{MedalGold | 1996 Rostock | [[1996 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Men's 200 metre individual medley|200 m medley]]}}
{{MedalGold | 1996 Rostock | [[1996 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Men's 400 metre individual medley|400 m medley]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships|1998 Sheffield]] | [[1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Men's 400 metre individual medley|400 m medley]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[1999 European Short Course Swimming Championships|1999 Lisbon]] | [[1999 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Men's 200 metre individual medley|200 m medley]]}}
{{MedalSilver | 1998 Sheffield | [[1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Men's 200 metre individual medley|200 m medley]]}}
{{MedalBronze | 1999 Lisbon | [[1999 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Men's 100 metre individual medley|100 m medley]]}}
{{MedalBronze | 1999 Lisbon | [[1999 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Men's 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay|4×50 m freestyle]]}}
}}

'''Marcel Reinier Wouda''' (born 23 January 1972) is a Dutch former [[swimmer]], who became the first Dutch world champion in men's swimming<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.volkskrant.nl/sport/wouda-blijft-de-nuchterheid-zelve-na-wereldtitel-op-200-meter-wisselslag-ik-heb-hier-wel-goed-gezwommen~a457850/ |title=Wouda blijft de nuchterheid zelve na wereldtitel op 200 meter wisselslag; 'Ik heb hier wel goed gezwommen' |first1=Marcel |last1=Van Lieshout |date=19 January 1998 |newspaper=[[de Volkskrant]] |language=Dutch |access-date=2 August 2016 }}</ref> when he won the world title in the [[Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre individual medley|200&nbsp;m individual medley]] at the [[1998 World Aquatics Championships]] in [[Perth]], [[Australia]]. He was the coach of Dutch Olympic champions [[Maarten van der Weijden]] and [[Hinkelien Schreuder]] at the [[Nationaal Zweminstituut Eindhoven]].

==Swimming career==
Wouda was born in [[Tilburg]] and grew up in [[Uden]], where he joined the 'De Zeester' swimming club at a very young age.{{which|date=September 2013}} His trainers were Martien Swinkels and Rob Kennis, who brought him to the top of Dutch swimming. Wouda made his Olympic debut at the [[1992 Summer Olympics]], where he was the sole male in the Dutch squad with eight females ending 22nd in the [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley|200&nbsp;m individual medley]] and 19th in the [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre individual medley|400&nbsp;m individual medley]].

Afterwards{{when|date=September 2013}} he moved to the United States, where he joined [[University of Michigan]] in [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor]] under the guidance of trainer-coach [[Jon Urbanchek]], alongside swimmers like [[Eric Namesnik]], [[Gustavo Borges]] and [[Tom Dolan]]. At the [[1993 European Aquatics Championships]] in [[Sheffield]] he won the bronze medal in the [[Swimming at the 1993 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 400 metre individual medley|400&nbsp;m individual medley]].

Two years after he left{{when|date=September 2013}} Wouda moved back to the Netherlands, where trainer-coach [[Jacco Verhaeren]] brought him back to the top. Wouda got his second Olympic selection when he qualified for the [[1996 Summer Olympics]]. There he finished in 4th place in the [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley|200&nbsp;m individual medley]], 5th place in the [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre individual medley|400&nbsp;m individual medley]], and 7th place in [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200&nbsp;m freestyle]]. At the [[1997 European Aquatics Championships]] he became European champion in the [[Swimming at the 1997 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre individual medley|200&nbsp;m]] and [[Swimming at the 1997 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 400 metre individual medley|400&nbsp;m individual medley]] and won a silver medal in the [[Swimming at the 1997 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200&nbsp;m freestyle]] together with Pieter van den Hoogenband, Mark van der Zijden and [[Martijn Zuijdweg]].

At the [[1998 World Aquatics Championships]] in [[Perth]], Western Australia Wouda became world champion in the [[Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre individual medley|200&nbsp;m individual medley]] and won two silver medals in the [[Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 400 metre individual medley|400&nbsp;m individual medley]] and the [[Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200&nbsp;m freestyle relay]] alongside Van den Hoogenband, Van der Zijden and Zuijdweg. In April 1999 at the [[1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)]] in [[Hong Kong]], China Wouda won four medals. He became world champion in the [[1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200&nbsp;m freestyle]] alongside [[Pieter van den Hoogenband]], [[Johan Kenkhuis]] and [[Martijn Zuijdweg]]. He won silver medals in the [[1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 400 metre individual medley|400&nbsp;m individual medley]] and the [[1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100&nbsp;m freestyle]] together with [[Mark Veens]], Johan Kenkhuis and Pieter van den Hoogenband, in the [[1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre individual medley|200&nbsp;m individual medley]] he won a bronze medal. In the summer of 1999 Wouda took part in the [[1999 European Aquatics Championships]] in [[Istanbul]], Turkey. He successfully defended his title in the [[Swimming at the 1999 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre individual medley|200&nbsp;m individual medley]] and won the relay titles in the [[Swimming at the 1999 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100&nbsp;m freestyle]], with Kenkhuis, Veens and van den Hoogenband, and the [[Swimming at the 1999 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4×100&nbsp;m medley]] with [[Klaas-Erik Zwering]], [[Stefan Aartsen]] and van den Hoogenband. He also won the bronze medal in the [[Swimming at the 1999 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 400 metre individual medley|400&nbsp;m individual medley]].

On the road to the Sydney Olympics Wouda took part in the [[2000 European Aquatics Championships]] in [[Helsinki]], Finland where he won a bronze medal in the [[Swimming at the 2000 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200&nbsp;m freestyle]] together with Martijn Zuijdweg, Mark van der Zijden and Pieter van den Hoogenband. Wouda won a bronze medal in the [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200&nbsp;m freestyle relay]] at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney]], Australia alongside [[Martijn Zuijdweg]], [[Johan Kenkhuis]] and [[Pieter van den Hoogenband]]. Individually he ended 5th in the [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley|200&nbsp;m individual medley]] and 13th in the [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre breaststroke|100&nbsp;m breaststroke]]. With the [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4×100&nbsp;m medley team]] he ended 4th just missing out for a medal alongside [[Klaas-Erik Zwering]], [[Joris Keizer]] and Pieter van den Hoogenband. In the aftermath of the Sydney Olympics Wouda resigned from swimming. Six months later a journalist from Dutch daily [[NRC Handelsblad]], Mark Hoogstad, wrote a book describing the resurrection of Dutch swimming at the hand of Wouda's career.

==Coaching career==
Wouda was the head coach of Dutch junior swimming for two years, before being named assistant-coach of Verhaeren in [[Eindhoven]], in October 2006. He guided [[Maarten van der Weijden]] to his world title in the [[2008 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships – Men's 25K|25&nbsp;km]] and the Olympic title in the [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon 10 kilometre|10&nbsp;km]]. He is also the coach of [[Hinkelien Schreuder]] who was part of the Dutch golden [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100&nbsp;m freestyle]] team and reached an individual 7th place in the [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle|50&nbsp;m freestyle]] at the [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing Olympics]] in 2008.

===Swimmers coached===
Source:<ref>[http://www.nationaalzweminstituuteindhoven.nl/wie/index.php Training groups of the Nationaal Zweminstituut Eindhoven]</ref>
* [[Maarten Brzoskowski]]
* [[Linsy Heister]]
* [[Job Kienhuis]]
* [[Robert Lijesen]]
* [[Allen Lindenberg]]
* [[Hinkelien Schreuder]]
* [[Bastiaan Tamminga]]
* [[Arjen van der Meulen]]
* [[Maarten van der Weijden]]
* [[Wendy van der Zanden]]
* [[Tom Vangeneugden]]
* [[Joeri Verlinden]]
* [[Maaike Waaijer]]

==See also==
* [[Dutch records in swimming]]

==References==
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* {{cite book | author=Hoogstad, Mark| title=De Macht van Water &ndash; Marcel Wouda en de opkomst van het Nederlandse zwemmen| location=Amsterdam | publisher=Prometheus/NRC Handelsblad | year=2001 | isbn=90-446-0068-0}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.marcel-wouda.com/ }}
* [http://www.zwemkroniek.com/whoswho.php?action=1&id=4 Marcel Wouda's profile at Zwemkroniek.com]

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