Wijda Mazereeuw

Swimmer, Olympic athlete

1953 –

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Who is Wijda Mazereeuw?

Wijda Mazereeuw is a retired medley and breaststroke swimmer from the Netherlands.

Mazereeuw represented her native country twice at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1972, but the highlight of her career was at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships in Cali, Colombia, where she won silver medals at both the 100 m and the 200 m breaststroke. She was also part of the Dutch 4x100m medley relay team that won the bronze medal with a time of 4:21.45. Her best Olympic performance was the fifth place with the women's 4x100m medley relay team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, clocking 4:19.93.

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Born
Aug 11, 1953
Nationality
  • Netherlands
Profession
Lived in
  • North Holland

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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