Ria van Velsen
Dutch swimmer (born 1943)
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![]() | 1962 Leipzig | 4×100 m medley |
Maria Martina "Ria" van Velsen (born 22 March 1943 in The Hague) is a retired Dutch backstroke swimmer who participated in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1960, she was sevenths individually in the 100m backstroke event. She was also part of the Dutch medley team that broke the 4 × 100 m medley Olympic record in the preliminaries; however, they finished fourth in the final.[1] She also won two medals at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships,[2] and set four world records: three in 100m backstroke (1958, 1959, 1960) and one in the 4 × 100 m medley relay (1964).[3][4]
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- 1927: Willy den Turk (NED)
- 1931: Marie Braun (NED)
- 1934: Rie Mastenbroek (NED)
- 1938: Cor Kint (NED)
- 1947: Karen Harup (DEN)
- 1950: Ria van der Horst (NED)
- 1954: Geertje Wielema (NED)
- 1958: Judy Grinham (GBR)
- 1962: Ria van Velsen (NED)
- 1966: Kiki Caron (FRA)
- 1970: Tinatin Lekveishvili (URS)
- 1974: Ulrike Richter (GDR)
- 1977: Birgit Treiber (GDR)
- 1981: Ina Kleber (GDR)
- 1983: Ina Kleber (GDR)
- 1985: Birte Weigang (GDR)
- 1987: Kristin Otto (GDR)
- 1989: Kristin Otto (GDR)
- 1991: Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN)
- 1993: Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN)
- 1995: Mette Jacobsen (DEN)
- 1997: Antje Buschschulte (GER)
- 1999: Sandra Völker (GER)
- 2000: Nina Zhivanevskaya (ESP)
- 2002: Stanislava Komarova (RUS)
- 2004: Laure Manaudou (FRA)
- 2006: Laure Manaudou (FRA)
- 2008: Anastasia Zuyeva (RUS)
- 2010: Gemma Spofforth (GBR)
- 2012: Jenny Mensing (GER)
- 2014: Katinka Hosszú (HUN) / Mie Østergaard Nielsen (DEN)
- 2016: Mie Østergaard Nielsen (DEN)
- 2018: Anastasia Fesikova (RUS)
- 2020: Kathleen Dawson (GBR)
- 2022: Margherita Panziera (ITA)
- 2024: Adela Piskorska (POL)
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