Nel Garritsen

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full namePetronella Frederika Cornelia "Nel"•Garritsen (-Slijp)
Used nameNel•Garritsen
Born3 April 1933 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (NED)
Died3 February 2014 in Hulst, Zeeland (NED)
AffiliationsRDZ, Rotterdam (NED)
NOC Netherlands

Biography

Nel Garritsen enjoyed a brief swimming career. A breaststroke swimmer at first, she reached the final of the Olympic 200 m in Helsinki 1952. She placed last in a race that was won using the butterfly technique, and she switched to that stroke. Having already set the first Dutch record in that stroke in 1951, she contested her second international final in 1954, placing 7th in the 100m butterfly at the European Championships in Torino, Italy. In 1953 and 1954, Garritsen won the first two Dutch titles in that same event, representing Rotterdam club RDZ.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1952 Summer Olympics Swimming (Aquatics) NED Nel Garritsen
200 metres Breaststroke, Women (Olympic) 8

Special Notes