In Search for the Trace of Ancestors
Since she was a child, Ranomi Kromowidjojo has known she has Indonesian blood. Yet, the three-time Olympic gold medalists has not had a chance to search for her ancestors, who were from Central Java. Only in the middle of August, Ranomi landed for the first time in Indonesia.
Ranomi Kromowidjojo
Since she was a child, Ranomi Kromowidjojo has known she has Indonesian blood. Yet, the three-time Olympic gold medalists has not had a chance to search for her ancestors, who were from Central Java. Only in the middle of August, Ranomi landed for the first time in Indonesia. She enjoyed soto ayam (chicken soup), which she said tasted more delicious than the one in her country, the Netherlands.
“Since I was a kid, I have known I have Indonesian blood, perhaps, from my looks. [But] I am taller than most Indonesians. My father is very tall. My grandmother is also tall for an Indonesian. My father likes to speak Javanese, but I cannot. I like eating fried rice and soto ayam,” said the swimmer, who was born in Sauwerd, the Netherlands, on Aug. 20, 1990.