Tim Swaen

Tim Swaen (born 28 August 1991) is a Dutch former field hockey player who played as a defender.

Club career
Swaen played in the youth ranks of Deurne, Helmond and Oranje Zwart, where he was deemed not good enough for the first team so he moved to HC Eindhoven. After having played for five years at HC Eindhoven and three years at Tilburg, the defender was picked up in 2017 by Bloemendaal. In the 2021–22 season he won his third league title in a row with Bloemendaal. After the 2022–23 season, where he won his fourth Euro Hockey League title, he announced his retirement as a field hockey player.

International career
Tim Swaen was named in the Oranje squad for the first time in 2021. Later that year he went on to make his international debut during season three of the FIH Pro League. After he was not selected for the 2023 World Cup squad he announced his retirement from the national team after the tournament.

Honours

 * Bloemendaal
 * Euro Hockey League: 2017–18, 2021, 2022, 2022–23
 * Hoofdklasse: 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22


 * Netherlands
 * FIH Pro League: 2021–22