Whakakihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I te Paenga-whāwhā 2003 i uru atu ia ki Topzwemmen Amsterdam (TZA) ki te whakangungu hei tohunga ngaio i raro i te tohutohu a Fedor Hes. I te 2003 World Aquatics Championships i puta he whakatau nui i a ia e eke ana ki nga whiringa toa takitahi e rua i te 50 m freestyle ka mutu te 7th, me te 100 m freestyle ka mutu te 8th. I Barcelona i tae atu ano ia ki te whakamutunga i roto i nga kaupapa relay katoa engari kaore i wini i tetahi mētara. I te marama o Tihema i uru ia ki te European Short Course Swimming Championships 2003 i reira i wini ai ia i ana taitara tuatahi o te ao i te 50 m freestyle me te 4 × 50 m freestyle. I Dublin i wini ano ia i te hiriwa i te 100 m freestyle me te parahi i te 4 × 50 m medley. I tīmata te tau 2004 ki te
Ko te 2004 European Aquatics Championships i Madrid. I reira i wini a Veldhuis i nga mētara hiriwa e rua i te 4 × 100 m freestyle, me Chantal Groot, Annabel Kosten me Inge Dekker, me te takitahi i te 100 m freestyle. I te mutunga o te wiki, he mētara parahi i te 4 × 100 m medley relay i te taha o Stefanie Luiken, Madelon Baans me Chantal Groot.