Cor Kint

Who is Cor Kint?

Cornelia "Cor" Kint was a Dutch backstroke swimmer who won the gold medal at the 1938 European Aquatics Championships. Between 1938 and 1940 she was three times national champion in the 100 m backstroke and set five world records and four European records in the 100 m, 200 m, 100 yd and 150 yd backstroke events. Her 150 yd and 200 m records stood for 11 year and her 100 m world record had not been broken for a period of 21 years - the longest ever in swimming. In 1971, she was introduced to the International Swimming Hall of Fame.