Diane Edelijn
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Diane Hendrina Edelijn is a former backstroke
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 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...

 in Montreal, Canada. There she finished in eighth position in the 100m Backstroke, while she was eliminated in the third heat of the 200m Backstroke. With the Dutch Relay Team, Edelijn ended up in fifth place in the 4x100m Medley, alongside Wijda Mazereeuw
Wijda Mazereeuw
Wijda Mazereeuw is a retired medley and breaststroke swimmer from the Netherlands.Mazereeuw represented her native country twice at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1972 , but the highlight of her career was at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships in Cali, Colombia, where she won silver medals at...

 (breaststroke), José Damen (butterfly) and Enith Brigitha
Enith Brigitha
Enith Sijtje Maria Brigitha was one of Holland's leading swimmers in the 1970s, who represented the Netherlands twice at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1972 . She won two bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, in the women's 100 m and 200 m freestyle...

(freestyle).

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