Diane Edelijn

Diane Edelijn in 1977

Diane Edelijn in 1977

Diane Hendrina Edelijn (born 12 June 1960 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland) is a former backstroke swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for her native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics 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 4 × 100 m medley, alongside Wijda Mazereeuw (breaststroke), José Damen (butterfly), and Enith Brigitha (freestyle).^[1]

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1976 Dutch Olympic swimming team

Men's competition	Henk Elzerman René van der Kuil Karim Ressang André in het Veld Cees Vervoorn Ronald Woutering

Women's competition	Enith Brigitha José Damen Diane Edelijn Linda Faber Berber Kamstra Maritzka van der Linden Annelies Maas Wijda Mazereeuw Ineke Ran

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