Personal Bests
Below is a listing of the top times that Edith achieved in her career. The time format is in hours:minutes:seconds:milliseconds as is common for swimming times. Note that there is a big difference between pool types. Indoor pools of 25 m give the advantage of being able to use the turning point to push off again using ones legs, thus giving a clear advantage over 50 m and of course open water venues. Open sea gives the really bad side effect of large waves and the tides, which will sometimes push the swimmer back to where they came from, this can be clearly seen in the differences in times between the Channel crossing and the almost double in length Maraton Acuatica Rio Coronda which she performed in two hours less.
| TIME | DISTANCE | POOLSIZE | DATE | PLACE | EVENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:07.16 | 200 m | 25 m | 2000 | Nieuwegein | Finals Dutch Championships (short track) |
| 4:19.19 | 400 m | 25 m | 2004 | Berlin | FINA: World Cup No 5 - 2003/2004 Series |
| 8:44.77 | 800 m | 25 m | 2004 | Berlin | FINA: World Cup No 5 - 2003/2004 Series |
| 16:54.09 | 1500 m | 25 m | 2005 | Amsterdam | Dutch Short Course Championships |
| 4:20.84 | 400 m | 50 m | 2003 | Dordrecht | Finals Dutch Championships |
| 55:46.6 | 5000 m | open water | 2005 | Montreal | World Aquatics Championships |
| 1:56:00.5 | 10 km | open water | 2005 | Montreal | World Aquatics Championships |
| 5:25:06.6 | 25 km | open water | 2005 | Montreal | World Aquatics Championships |
| 9:08:00 | 34 km | open water | 2003 | Dover to Calais | English Channel |
| 7:45:00 | 88 km | down river | 2001 | Argentina | Maraton Acuatica Rio Coronda |
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