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Greetje Kraan

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Greetje Kraan
Kraan in 1956
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, backstroke
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1958 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle

Greetje Kraan (sometimes misspelled as Geertje) is a former Dutch swimmer. As part of the national team, she won the 1958 European Aquatics Championships in the 4×100 m freestyle relay and broke two world records in the 4×100 m medley relay (1956 and 1957).[1][2] In 1957, she also set a European record in the 100 m freestyle (25 m pool).[3]

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