Nida Senff
Swimmer · Netherlands · On the map · Athletes · Lived 1920 to 1995 · aged 75
Dina Willemina Jacoba "Nida" Senff was a backstroke swimmer from the Netherlands who won the 100 metres backstroke at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. She did so after missing a turning point, went back to push the wall, and still won the race.
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Senff won the Dutch title in the 100 metres backstroke in 1935 and 1937, and set five world records in 100 m, 150 yd and 200 m backstroke in 1936-1937. In 1983, she was inducted to the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
