Maria Petronella "Puck" Oversloot (22 May 1914 – 7 January 2009) was a Dutch swimmer. Together with Marie Braun, she was the top national backstroke and freestyle competitor. At the 1932 Summer Olympics, Braun was listed for the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay, but fell ill and was replaced by Oversloot. The team won a silver medal, setting a new European record.[2] Both Braun and Oversloot qualified for 400 m freestyle semifinals, but because Braun could not participate, Oversloot withdrew from the event, in solidarity.[3]
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Full name | Maria Petronella Oversloot | ||||||||||||||||
Born | 22 May 1914 (1914-05-22) Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
Died | January 7, 2009(2009-01-07) (aged 94) Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||
Club | ODZ, Rotterdam | ||||||||||||||||
Coach | Ma Braun[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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In 1933, Oversloot broke the national record in 100 m backstroke set by Braun and became the national champion. She won a bronze medal in the same event at the 1934 European Aquatics Championships.[4][5]
She was born and died in Rotterdam.
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