Rie Mastenbroek

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Competitor for Netherlands
Olympic medal record
Women’s Swimming
Gold	1936 Berlin	100 m freestyle
Gold	1936 Berlin	400 m freestyle
Gold	1936 Berlin	4x100 m freestyle relay
Silver	1936 Berlin	100 m backstroke

Hendrika ("Rie") Wilhelmina Mastenbroek (February 26, 1919 – November 6, 2003) was a Dutch swimmer and a triple Olympic champion.

[edit] Biography

Born in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, she started swimming under the coaching of "Ma" Braun, who had coached her daughter to an Olympic gold medal in 1928. In 1934, Mastenbroek won three gold medals and a silver at the European Championships.

She repeated that performance at the 1936 Summer Olympics, aged only 17, winning the 100 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle and the 4 x 100 m freestyle. In the 100 m backstroke, she finished second behind teammate Nida Senff. (Senff missed a turning point and had to swim back before completing the last 50 m. She nevertheless beat Mastenbroek thanks to an outstanding last leg.)

The following year she became a swimming instructor, thereby losing her amateur status and becoming ineligible for competition.

During her career she broke nine world records (six for backstroke; three for freestyle). In 1968 she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

She died at age 84 in Rotterdam.