Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher

Who is Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher?

Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands who won two medals at the Summer Olympics. After having claimed the bronze medal in the women's 4x100m freestyle relay in London, she won the silver medal four years later in Helsinki, Finland, in the same event. Individually, she was sixth in the 100m freestyle at both games. She also won two gold and two silver medals at the 1947 and 1950 European Championships.