Jopie Waalberg
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Johanna Maria Elisabeth "Jopie"•Waalberg (-de Mayer) |
| Used name | Jopie•Waalberg |
| Born | 13 April 1920 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (NED) |
| Died | 5 July 1979 (aged 59 years 2 months 22 days) in Enkhuizen, Noord-Holland (NED) |
| Affiliations | ADZ, Amsterdam (NED) |
| NOC |  Netherlands |
Biography
Dutch competitive swimmer Jopie Waalberg represented Amsterdamse Dames Zwemclub where she specialised in the breaststroke. Waalberg swam at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and a year later she became the first woman to swim the 200 metres breaststroke in under three minutes. At the Berlin Games she swam in her favoured event where she finished joint-fourth in the final with Hanni Hölzner. The following May she set a world record in the same distance with a time of 3:00.2, before setting the first sub-three minute time a month later with 2:58.0. In October 1937 Waalberg improved her own world record for a third time, swimming 2:56.9. A year later at the 1938 European Aquatics Championships in London she won bronze in the 200 metres breaststroke.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | NED |
Jopie Waalberg | |||
| 200 metres Breaststroke, Women (Olympic) | =4 |
List mentions
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming (200 m breaststroke – 11 May 1937 - 8 November 1939: 3:00.2 (11 May 1937; Amsterdam, NED), 2:58.0 (27 June 1937; Zaandijk, NED), 2:56.9 (2 October 1937; Ghent, BEL))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Aquatics Championships (0–0–1 1938 London SWM bronze: 200 m breaststroke)
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a European Record in Long Course Swimming (200 m breaststroke – 11 May 1937 - 19 March 1941: 3:00.2 (11 May 1937; Amsterdam, NED), 2:58.0 (27 June 1937; Zaandijk, NED), 2:56.9 (2 October 1937; Gent, BEL))