Nida Senff
Dina Willemina Jacoba "Nida" Senff (3 April 1920 – 27 June 1995) was a backstroke swimmer from the Netherlands who won the 100 metres backstroke at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. She did so after missing a turning point, went back to push the wall, and still won the race.[1] Senff won the Dutch title in the 100 metres backstroke in 1935 and 1937, and set five world records in 100 m, 150 yd and 200 m backstroke in 1936–1937.[2][3] In 1983, she was inducted to the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[4]
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Full name | Dina Willemina Jacoba Senff | ||||||||||
National team | Netherlands | ||||||||||
Born | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 3 April 1920||||||||||
Died | 27 June 1995 75) Amstelveen, Netherlands | (aged||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||
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References
- Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book To The Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 438. ISBN 0140066322.
- Nida Senff. sports-reference.com
- Nida Senff Archived 2018-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. zwemmenindepolder.nl
- NIDA SENFF (NED) 1983 Honor Swimmer Archived 2012-06-03 at the Wayback Machine. www.ishof.org
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