Tineke Lagerberg

Tineke Lagerberg

Becky Collins and Tineke Lagerberg (right) in 1961
Personal information
Born (1941-01-30) 30 January 1941
Bussum, the Netherlands
Height 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
Weight 55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle, butterfly
Club ZV Naarden, Naarden

Catharina Bernadetta Jacoba ("Tineke") Lagerberg (born 30 January 1941) is a retired Dutch swimmer who won the bronze medal in the 400 m freestyle at the 1960 Summer Olympics in a time of 4:56.9. She was also part of the Dutch team that broke the 4×100 m medley Olympic record in the preliminaries; however, they finished fourth in the final. Lagerberg broke the world record in the women's 200 m butterfly on 13 September 1958 in Naarden, Netherlands.[2] She was also part of the Dutch relay team that set a new world record in the 4×100 m medley in the same year.[3]

References

  1. EUROPEAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN). gbrathletics.com
  2. Tineke Lagerberg. sports-reference.com
  3. Tineke Lagerberg. zwemmenindepolder.nl
The Dutch medley team that broke the 4×100 m medley Olympic record in 1960: Ria van Velsen, Tineke Lagerberg, Erica Terpstra and Ada den Haan.
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Records
Preceded by
United States Nancy Ramey
Women's 200 metre butterfly
world record holder (long course)

September 13, 1958 July 19, 1959
Succeeded by
United States Becky Collins


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