Annemarie Groen
Encyclopedia
Annemarie Groen is a former backstroke
swimmer from the Netherlands
, who competed for her native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics
in Munich
, West Germany
. There she was eliminated in the qualifying heats of the 100m Backstroke, clocking 1:09.55 (21st place), and the same happened to her in the prelims of the 200m Backstroke, in 2:29.17 (23rd place).
Backstroke
The backstroke, also sometimes called the back crawl, is one of the four swimming styles regulated by FINA, and the only regulated style swum on the back. This has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being able to see where they are going. It is also the only...
swimmer from the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, who competed for her native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
. There she was eliminated in the qualifying heats of the 100m Backstroke, clocking 1:09.55 (21st place), and the same happened to her in the prelims of the 200m Backstroke, in 2:29.17 (23rd place).