Getting to Know Marijke

• Why did you choose to attend Mount Holyoke? - I was awarded the 21st Century Scholarship which allows me to get 50,000 dollars off of my tuition.
• What do you like best about Mount Holyoke? - I like that everyone feels comfortable to be themselves and the family atmosphere that my swim team fosters.
• Favorite Sports Movie - Remember the Titans
• Best Sporting Event Ever Attended - Ajax
• Favorite Pro Sports Team - Dutch National Soccer team/ Ajax 
• Favorite TV Show - How I Met Your Mother
• Favorite Athlete(s) - Jesse Owens, Sven Kramer, Edwin van der Sar
• Childhood Idol - Nigella Lawson
• Hobbies - Cooking, reading, eating
• Best Concert You Ever Attended - Kings of Leon at Rockwerchter
• Magazine Cover You'd Like to Be On - Forbes 
• Biggest Fear - Clowns, children and dolls 
• Most Famous Person Ever Met - Richard Kind 
• Person You'd Like to Have Dinner With - My parents 
• Most Prized Possession - My pink kitchenaid 
• Place You'd Like to Visit - Australia/New Zealand 
• First Memory of Your Sport - Arguing that doggy paddle was a stroke in kindergarten swimming 
• Most Memorable Moment in College Athletics - Beating all of my personal records by at least 4 seconds in the first meet 
• Pre-Game Rituals - Bananas 
• Best Advice From a Coach - Breathe 
• If You Had $1 Billion Dollars You Would - Start a college fund for students who cannot afford it. 
• Career Aspirations - Not sure yet