Birth Date: | 1939 4, df=y |
Birth Place: | Bussum, the Netherlands |
Height: | 1.69m (05.54feet) |
Weight: | 53kg (117lb) |
Sport: | Swimming |
Club: | Het Gooi, Bussum |
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Cornelia Hendrika Schimmel (born 29 April 1939) is a Dutch former swimmer who won a gold and silver medal at the 1958 European championships. Two years later she competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and finished sevenths in the 400 m freestyle. Between 1957 and 1960 she won five national titles in the 400 m and 1500 m freestyle. In 1959–1960 she also set 10 European records in the 200–1500 m events.[1]