Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'April 2006 n'akụkụ Chantal Groot, Hinkelien Schreuder na Inge Dekker, Veldhuis setịpụrụ ihe ndekọ ụwa ma merie nrite ọla edo na 4 × 100 m freestyle relay na 2006 FINA Short Course World Championships. Ọ gbachighị aha ya na 50 m freestyle na-emechi nke atọ. O mechara bụrụ onye nke abụọ n'azụ Libby Lenton na 100 m freestyle. N'oge okpomọkụ ọ gbara asọmpi na
2006 European Aquatics Championships, na Budapest, Hungary ebe o biri nke abụọ na 100 m freestyle, n'azụ onye Germany Britta Steffen onye mebiri ndekọ ụwa, na nke atọ na 50 m freestyle. Na 4×100 m freestyle relay ọ natara ọlaọcha ọlaọcha ya na Chantal Groot, Inge Dekker na onye bịara ọhụrụ Ranomi Kromowidjojo. Mgbe asọmpi ndị a gasịrị, ọ kewara ya na onye nkuzi ya, Fedor Hes, wee malite ịrụ ọrụ na Jacco Verhaeren, onye n'oge ahụ na-arụkwa ọrụ na onye mmeri Olympic ugboro atọ Pieter van den Hoogenband. Na Helsinki, ọ gbachitere aha ya nke ọma na 50 m na 100 m na European Short Course Swimming Championship 2006, mana ọ tụfuru aha ya mgbe ndị otu ya kwụsịrị nke abụọ na 4 × 50 m freestyle ma bido na 4 × 50 m medley. Obere oge tupu asọmpi a, ọ ka mma karịa Annemarie Verstappen ogologo oge 200 m freestyle mba ndekọ.