Ewout Holst
# Ewout Holst

Ewout Holst (born 8 October 1978 in The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands) is a Dutch former freestyle and butterfly swimmer.

Holst's early years were spent abroad, travelling with his family to the various postings his father was given as a government official. It was whilst at school in Bonn that his skills as a swimmer became recognised.

He gained his first selection for the Dutch Team for the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Sheffield. He was disqualified in the heats of the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. After a troubled period he decided to quit swimming after coming seventh in the 50 metres butterfly at the 2004 European Aquatics Championships in Madrid, Spain.

## Personal best times

| | Short Course | Long Course |
| - | - | - |
| 50m Butterfly | 23.77 (2001) | 23.91 (2001) |
| 100m Butterfly | 55.21 (2001) | 54.69 (2002) |
| 50m Freestyle | 22.30 (2000) | 22.91 (2000) |
| 100m Freestyle | 49.38 (2000) | 50.50 (2000) |
