Atie Voorbij
Aartje Johanna "Atie" Voorbij (20 September 1940 – 3 March 2024) was a Dutch butterfly swimmer who won a gold medal in the 4×100 m medley team event (together with Ada den Haan, Cocky Gastelaars and Lenie de Nijs) at the 1958 European Aquatics Championships. She also won a silver medal in 100 m butterfly at the same championships.[1] She participated in the 1960 Summer Olympics and was fifth in 100 m butterfly.[2] Between 1955 and 1960 she was five times national champion in 100 m butterfly and set nine world records in the 100 m butterfly and 4×100 m medley events.[3]
Voorbij in 1960 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 20 September 1940 Hilversum, German-occupied Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 March 2024 (aged 83) | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Club | De Robben, Hilversum | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Voorbij died on 3 March 2024, at the age of 83.[4]
References
- EUROPEAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN). gbrathletics.com
- Atie Voorbij. sports-reference.com
- Atie Voorbij Archived 30 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. zwemmenindepolder.nl
- "Voormalig wereldrecordhoudster 100 vlinder Atie Voorbij overleden". Zwemkroniek (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 March 2024.
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