Wijda Mazereeuw

Wijda Mazereeuw

Wijda Mazereeuw after 1975 World Championships
Medal record
Women's Swimming
Competitor for the  Netherlands
World Championships (LC)
Silver 1975 Cali 100 m breaststroke
Silver 1975 Cali 200 m breaststroke
Bronze 1975 Cali 4×100 m medley

Wijda Mazereeuw (born August 11, 1953 in Enkhuizen, Noord-Holland) is a retired medley and breaststroke swimmer from the Netherlands.

Mazereeuw represented her native country twice at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1972 (Munich, West Germany), but the highlight of her career was at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships in Cali, Colombia, where she won silver medals at both the 100 m (1:14.29) and the 200 m (2:37.50) breaststroke. She was also part of the Dutch 4x100m medley relay team that won the bronze medal with a time of 4:21.45. Her best Olympic performance was the fifth place with the women's 4x100m medley relay team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, clocking 4:19.93.

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