- Nida Senff
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Olympic medal record Women's swimming Competitor for the Netherlands Gold 1936 Berlin 100 m backstroke Dina ("Nida") Willemina Jacoba Senff (April 3, 1920 in Rotterdam — June 27, 1995 in Amstelveen) was a 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 managed to win the race, at the expense of her teammate Rie Mastenbroek. Senff won the Dutch title twice in the 100 metres backstroke, and was named into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1983.
References
Olympic Champions in Women's 100 m Backstroke 1924: Sybil Bauer • 1928: Marie Braun • 1932: Eleanor Holm • 1936: Nida Senff • 1948: Karen Harup • 1952: Joan Harrison • 1956: Judy Grinham • 1960: Lynn Burke • 1964: Cathy Ferguson • 1968: Kaye Hall • 1972: Melissa Belote • 1976: Ulrike Richter • 1980: Rica Reinisch • 1984: Theresa Andrews • 1988: Kristin Otto • 1992: Krisztina Egerszegi • 1996: Beth Botsford • 2000: Diana Mocanu • 2004: Natalie Coughlin • 2008: Natalie Coughlin
Categories:- 1920 births
- 1995 deaths
- Dutch swimmers
- Olympic swimmers of the Netherlands
- Swimmers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands
- People from Rotterdam
- Olympic medalists in swimming
- Female backstroke swimmers
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