Cor Kint
Dutch swimmer (1920–2002)
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Clasina Cornelia "Cor" Kint (22 July 1920, Rotterdam – 7 October 2002, Coffs Harbour, Australia) was a Dutch backstroke swimmer who won the gold medal at the 1938 European Aquatics Championships.[1] Between 1938 and 1940 she was three times national champion in the 100 m backstroke and set five world records and four European records in the 100 m, 200 m, 100 yd and 150 yd backstroke events.[2] Her 150 yd and 200 m records stood for 11 year and her 100 m world record was not broken for a period of 21 years - the longest a record has ever stood in swimming.[3] In 1971, she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[4]
FullnameClasina Cornelia Kint
Born22 July 1920
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died7 October 2002 (aged 82)
Coffs Harbour, Australia
SportSwimming
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| Full name | Clasina Cornelia Kint | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 July 1920 Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 October 2002 (aged 82) Coffs Harbour, Australia | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
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