Jeannette "Jenny" Hermine Kastein[1] (24 January 1913 – 20 October 2000) was a Dutch breaststroke swimmer. She won a silver medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1931 European Championships, behind Cecelia Wolstenholme. Next year she set four world records in the 400 m and 500 m breastroke (unofficial events), but could not compete in the Olympics due to the overall financial problems related to the Great Depression.[2][3] She won the national titles in the 200 m in 1933, 1935 and 1936, yet her performance declined, and at the 1936 Summer Olympics she finished in a mere seventh place.[4][5]

Jenny Kastein

Jenny Kastein (left) and Cecelia Wolstenholme at the 1931 European Championships
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Born	24 January 1913 Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Died	20 October 2000 (aged 87) Zwolle, the Netherlands
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	HDZ, Amsterdam
Medal record Representing the  Netherlands European Championships 1931 Paris 200 m breaststroke

In 1942, Kastein married Evert Heleonardus Scheijde, a physician; they had two sons.[6][7]

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