Dee ihe na-esote paragraf a - Marleen Veldhuis bụbu onye na-egwu mmiri polo nke o jikọtara na igwu mmiri. Mgbe o kpebisiri ike ilekwasị anya kpamkpam na igwu mmiri, Veldhuis mere mba ụwa mbụ ya n'oge 2002 European Aquatics Championship
na Berlin, mgbe ọ dị afọ iri abụọ na atọ, ebe o meriri ọla nchara na 4 × 100 m freestyle dị ka akụkụ nke otu Manon van Rooijen, Chantal Groot na Wilma van Hofwegen. Na ngwụcha afọ ahụ, ọ gara asọmpi na Riesa maka European Short Course Swimming Championships 2002. N'ebe ahụ, o meriri ọla nchara na relays abụọ, 4 × 50 m freestyle na 4 × 50 m medley.