Nida Senff

Dina Willemina Jacoba "Nida" Senff (3 April 1920 – 27 June 1995) was a backstroke swimmer from the Netherlands who won the 100 metres backstroke at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. She did so after missing a turning point, went back to push the wall, and still won the race.^[1] Senff won the Dutch title in the 100 metres backstroke in 1935 and 1937, and set five world records in 100 m, 150 yd and 200 m backstroke in 1936–1937.^[2][3] In 1983, she was inducted to the International Swimming Hall of Fame.^[4]

Nida Senff

Personal information
Full name	Dina Willemina Jacoba Senff
Nickname	Nida
National team	Netherlands
Born	(1920-04-03)3 April 1920 Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died	27 June 1995(1995-06-27) (aged 75) Amstelveen, Netherlands
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
Medal record Women's swimming Representing the  Netherlands Olympic Games 1936 Berlin 100 m backstroke

See also

• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame

References

1. Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book To The Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 438. ISBN 0140066322.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nida Senff". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
3. "Nida Senff". zwemmenindepolder.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 6 October 2018.
4. "NIDA SENFF (NED) 1983 Honor Swimmer". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012.