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 References Profile on Zwemkroniek Dutch Olympic Committee 1978 births Living people Dutch male freestyle swimmers Dutch male butterfly swimmers Olympic swimmers of the Netherlands Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Swimmers from The Hague 20th-century Dutch people 21st-century Dutch people