Bea Ballintijn Explained

Bea Ballintijn
Birth Name:Berendina Ballintijn
Birth Place:Utrecht, Netherlands
Sport:Swimming Aquatics
National Team: Norway
Strokes:Backstroke
Event:1948 Summer Olympics
Club:Oslo Kappsvommingsklubb

Berendina Ballintijn (9 May 1923 – 29 June 2023) was a Norwegian backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1] [2] Ballintijn turned 100 in May 2023,[3] and died one month later, on 29 June 2023.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/bea-ballintijn-1.html . 16 May 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130204073340/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/bea-ballintijn-1.html. 4 February 2013.
  2. Web site: Bea Ballintijn . Olympedia . 10 May 2023.
  3. News: Norsk OL-utøver fyller 100 år . 10 May 2023 . Norges Svømmeforbund . 9 May 2023.