Wijda Mazereeuw

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Wijda Mazereeuw
Mazereeuw after the 1975 World Championships
Personal information
Born11 August 1953 (1953-08-11) (age 70)
Enkhuizen, the Netherlands
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesMedley, breaststroke, butterfly
ClubEZC, Enkhuizen
Zwepho[1]
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 1975 Cali 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 1975 Cali 200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Cali 4×100 m medley

Wijda Mazereeuw (born 11 August 1953) is a retired swimmer from the Netherlands. Individually she competed in the 200 m and 400 m medley event at the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke at the 1976 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in the heats on all occasions; in 1976 she also placed fifth with the Dutch 4 × 100 m medley relay team. At the 1975 World Aquatics Championships in Cali, Colombia, she won silver medals in the 100 m (1:14.29) and 200 m (2:37.50) breaststroke; she was also part of the Dutch 4 × 100 m medley relay team that won the bronze medal with a time of 4:21.45.[2]

Mazereeuw competed at the 1974 and 1977 European championships, with the best result of fourth place with the 4 × 100 m medley relay team in 1976. Between 1972 and 1977 she set 15 national records in various events.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Wijda Mazereeuw. zwemmenindepolder.nl
  2. ^ Wijda Mazereeuw. sports-reference.com