Whakaotihia te rerenga kōrero e whai ake nei: I te tau 2008 ko tana whakataetae nui tuatahi o te tau i tōna whenua kāinga, te
Ko te European LC Championships 2008 i tu ki Eindhoven. Whai muri i te tiimata o te whakataetae, ka hoki mai ia ki te kaha ki te patu i te rekoata a motu 100 m butterfly a Joris Keizer ka kawe ki te 52.20 ka mutu te 4 i te whakamutunga. I te ra whakamutunga o te whakataetae ka mutu ia i te 4th i tenei wa i te 4 × 100 medley relay me Nick Driebergen, Thijs van Valkengoed me Mitja Zastrow e kaukau ana i te rekoata a motu i te 3:37.00. I etahi wiki i muri mai ka wini ia i te mētara hiriwa i te World SC Championships 2008 i Manchester me te kapa 4 × 100 m freestyle. I tae atu hoki ia ki nga whiringa toa takitahi e 3 i te 50 me te 100 mita breaststroke me te 100 mita takitahi.