Kyle Stolk

{{Short description|Dutch swimmer (born 1996)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

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| fullname = Kyle Stolk

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| national_team = {{NED}}

| strokes = Freestyle

| club = PSV Eindhoven

| coach = Marcel Wouda

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|6|28|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Edenvale, Gauteng, South Africa

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| height = {{convert|1.86|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|84|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}

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{{MedalSport|Men's swimming}}

{{MedalCountry|the Netherlands}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships (LC)}}

{{MedalGold|2016 London|4×200 m freestyle}}

{{MedalSilver|2018 Glasgow|4×100 m mixed freestyle}}

{{MedalCompetition|Youth Olympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver|2014 Nanjing|200 m freestyle}}

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Kyle Stolk (born 28 June 1996) is a Dutch competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle events.{{cite sports-reference|title = Kyle Stolk|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/kyle-stolk-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418115226/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/kyle-stolk-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 9 June 2018}} He won a silver medal in the boys' 200 m freestyle at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, and finished seventh as a member of the Dutch swimming squad in the 4×200 m freestyle relay at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.{{cite news |title=Youth Olympic Games: Liliana Szilagyi Vaults to 3rd in World in 200 Fly |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/youth-olympic-games-day-two-finals-live-recap/ |publisher=Swimming World Magazine |date=18 August 2014 |access-date=9 June 2018}} Stolk currently trains for the swimming league at PSV Eindhoven, under the tutelage of his coach and three-time Olympian Marcel Wouda.{{cite news |first=Luuk |last=Blijboom |title=Stolk: niet piekeren, maar zwemmen |trans-title=Stolk: "Don't worry, I can still swim" |language=nl |url=https://www.telegraaf.nl/sport/272327/stolk-niet-piekeren-maar-zwemmen |publisher=De Telegraaf |date=24 July 2017 |access-date=9 June 2018}}

Stolk launched into the global scene as a junior swimmer at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing. There, he nearly charged to the front at the final stretch of the boys' 200 m freestyle, before fading to a runner-up finish in 1:48.59, trailing the Italian swimmer Nicolangelo di Fabio by a small fraction of a second.{{cite news |title=Zilver op Jeugd Olympische Spelen voor zwemmer Kyle Stolk uit Eindhoven |trans-title=Eindhoven's swimmer Kyle Stolk wins silver at the Youth Olympic Games |language=nl |url=http://www.omroepbrabant.nl/?news/2155291033/Zilver+op+Jeugd+Olympische+Spelen+voor+zwemmer+Kyle+Stolk+uit+Eindhoven.aspx |publisher=Omroep Brabant |date=18 August 2014 |access-date=9 June 2018}}

Two years later, Stolk was selected to the Dutch swimming roster at his senior Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro, competing only in the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay.{{cite news |title=Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Sebastiaan Verschuren Lead 17 Swimmer Dutch Olympic Roster |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/ranomi-kromowidjojo-sebastiaan-verschuren-lead-17-swimmer-dutch-olympic-roster/ |publisher=Swimming World Magazine |date=15 July 2016 |access-date=9 June 2018}} He swam through the third quarter of the race with a split of 1:47.59 to deliver the Dutch foursome of Dion Dreesens, youngster Maarten Brzoskowski, and anchor Sebastiaan Verschuren a seventh-place time in 7:09.10, holding off the Belgians from the end of the final field by more than two seconds.{{cite web |title=Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Final |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/swimming-mens-4-x-200m-freestyle-relay-final |website=Rio2016.com |publisher=Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=9 June 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826235046/https://www.rio2016.com/en/swimming-mens-4-x-200m-freestyle-relay-final |archive-date=26 August 2016}}{{cite news |title=USA Men Earn Gold In 800 Free Relay; Phelps Takes Home 21st Gold Medal |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/usa-men-earn-gold-in-800-free-relay-phelps-takes-home-21st-gold-medal/ |newspaper=Swimming World Magazine |date=10 August 2016 |access-date=31 August 2016}}