Anke Rijnders

Anthonia Marie "Anke" Rijnders (born 23 August 1956) is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for her native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics. As a member of the Dutch relay teams she finished in fifth place, both in the 4 × 100 m medley and the 4 × 100 m freestyle. On her personal starts, Rijnders finished in seventh (200 m freestyle) and eighth (400 m freestyle) place.[1]

Anke Rijnders
Rijnders in 1971
Personal information
Full nameAnthonia Marie Rijnders
Born (1956-08-23) 23 August 1956
Amersfoort, the Netherlands
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubAZ&PC, Amersfoort
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
European Championships
1974 Vienna 4×100 m freestyle

The same year she set three European records, in the 200 m and 400 m freestyle and 4 × 100 m medley relay.[2]

She married the water polo player Wouter Gerritse and changed her last name to Gerritse.[1] Their son, Willem Wouter Gerritse, is also a water polo player.[3]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anke Rijnders". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. Anke Rijnders Archived 2014-04-21 at the Wayback Machine. zwemmenindepolder.nl
  3. Vijf dagen op een heel levenMoest tijdens naar Duitsland voor de ArbeitseinsatzJan Rijnders. epaper.bdu.nl (12 January 2011)
Anke Rijnders (top) in 1972
Anke Rijnders in 1969
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