Nida Senff

Dina Willemina Jacoba "Nida" Senff (3 April 1920 – 27 June 1995) 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.[1] 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.[2][3] In 1983, she was inducted to the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[4]

Nida Senff
Personal information
Full nameDina Willemina Jacoba Senff
Nickname(s)Nida
National team Netherlands
Born(1920-04-03)3 April 1920
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died27 June 1995(1995-06-27) (aged 75)
Amstelveen, Netherlands
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1936 Berlin 100 m backstroke

See also

References
  1. Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book To The Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 438. ISBN 0140066322.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nida Senff". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  3. "Nida Senff". zwemmenindepolder.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 6 October 2018.
  4. "NIDA SENFF (NED) 1983 Honor Swimmer". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012.
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