Maria Vierdag
Dutch swimmer
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Dutch 4×100 m team at the 1931 European Championships. Vierdag is right.
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Born |
22 September 1905
Amersfoort , the Netherlands |
Died |
17 July 2005 (aged 99)
Amsterdam , the Netherlands |
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
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Sport | Swimming |
Club | AZ&PC, Amersfoort |
Maria "Rie" Vierdag (22 September 1905 – 17 July 2005) was a Dutch freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1924 , 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics . She won a silver medal in the 4×100 m relay in 1932, setting a European record, and finished sixth in 1924. She failed to reach the 100 m finals at all Games. [1]
Vierdag was a European champion in the 100 m in 1927 and in the 4×100 m relay in 1931. In 1927 she finished her 100 m race in the same time as Joyce Cooper , and an addition trial was arranged between them. Cooper was too tired to attend it, and Vierdag was announced as the winner. [2]
Nationally Vierdag set eight Dutch records, yet won only one national title, in the 100 m in 1929. [3] In retirement she worked as a physical education teacher and physical therapist. [2]
References
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- ↑ "Maria Vierdag" . Olympedia . Retrieved 16 November 2021 .
- 1 2 Rie Vierdag . sports-reference.com
- ↑ Marie Vierdag . zwemmenindepolder.nl
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