Inge de Bruijn
“I love to smile” says World Record Holder and Olympic swimming champion, Inge de Bruijn. So, is it just success that does it?
“Of course, you always smile when you win gold medals” she replies, “but family, friends and sunshine are good too”.
Success at a stroke.
World Record holder and European Champion at 50m Freestyle and 100m Butterfly, Inge is The Netherland’s most successful Olympian. In Sydney, she broke three world records in five days, winning three Golds, one Silver and securing her place in Swimming’s Hall of Fame.
The hard, relentless hours of training were rewarded again when World Swimming Magazine made her Female Swimmer of the Year two years running in 2000 and 2001. This was followed by more smiles for one Gold, one Silver and two Bronzes in Athens.
Out of the pool and into the spotlight.
Now Inge has decided to step aside from the time consuming demands of competition and concentrate on things that have now become more important – like friends and family and a flourishing new media career. This is why she decided to bring her smile up to Olympic standards.
“You’re always training…” Inge shrugs because the explanation is obvious: one only achieves her level of success by being singleminded every minute of the day.
“My teeth were OK, but my smile wasn’t perfect. I’d worry if people noticed my teeth – and I hated seeing myself in the press. So, I promised myself as soon as I had the time I’d do something about it. When I looked at the options, the obvious choice to me was all-ceramic veneers.
Time to make a bigger splash.
Now, of course, Inge faces new professional challenges in the media spotlight as she looks to a new career out of the pool. The first signs are that, of course, she’s going to be stunningly successful.
Case courtesy of Dr. Richar Kleinsman
Dental Technician: Ludger Schlütter