Kees Kievit Explained

Birth Date:5 June 1931
Birth Place:Best, the Netherlands
Death Date:[1]
Sport:swimming
Club:PSV, Eindhoven
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Cornelis Marinus "Kees" Kievit (5 June 1931  - 29 July 2020) was a Dutch swimmer who won a silver medal in the 100 m backstroke event at the 1950 European Aquatics Championships.[2] He also participated in the 1948 Summer Olympics but did not reach the finals.[3] Between 1948 and 1951 he was 4 times national champion and set 12 national records in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke events.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://mensenlinq.nl/overlijdensberichten/cees-kievit-8860994/ Kees Kievit's obituary
  2. http://www.gbrathletics.com/sport/swimec.htm EUROPEAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418121744/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/kees-kievit-1.html Kees Kievit
  4. http://www.zwemmenindepolder.nl/zwemmers/zwemmers-1940-1970/kees-kievit.html Kees Kievit