Hetty Balkenende
 Hetty Balkenende in 1966 | |||||||||||||
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| Born | c. 1939 | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming, synchronized swimming | ||||||||||||
| Club | ZAR | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hetty Balkenende (also spelled Hettie, born c. 1939)[1] is a former freestyle swimmer and synchronized swimmer from the Netherlands who won a silver medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay at the 1954 European Aquatics Championships. In 1955, she helped the Dutch team to set the world record in the same event; she also won two national titles (100 m and 400 m freestyle), and broke two national records in the 400 m freestyle – all in one year.[2]
After retiring from competitive swimming she switched to synchronized swimming and competed at the 1963 European Championships.[3] She married Jens Svensson on 15 April 1967.[4]
References
- ↑ Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad. 18 July 1955
- ↑ Hetty Balkenende. zwemmenindepolder.nl
- ↑ Europese Kampioenschappen Kunstzwemmen gehuldigd Friedas Eichenberg, Annie Appels, Hetty Balkenende, Frieda Sibijn en Nienke te Riet. gahetna.nl
- ↑ Huwelijk kunstzwemster Hetty Balkende met de Noor Jens Svensson. gahetna.nl