Atie Voorbij
Atie Voorbij in 1960
Personal information
Born (1940-09-20) 20 September 1940 (age 83)
Hilversum, the Netherlands
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubDe Robben, Hilversum
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1958 Budapest 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1958 Budapest 100 m butterfly

Aartje Johanna "Atie" Voorbij (born 20 September 1940) is a retired Dutch butterfly swimmer who won a gold medal in the 4×100 m medley team event (together with Ada den Haan, Cocky Gastelaars and Lenie de Nijs) at the 1958 European Aquatics Championships. She also won a silver medal in 100 m butterfly at the same championships.[1] She participated in the 1960 Summer Olympics and was fifth in 100 m butterfly.[2] Between 1955 and 1960 she was five times national champion in 100 m butterfly and set nine world records in the 100 m butterfly and 4×100 m medley events.[3]

References

  1. ^ EUROPEAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN). gbrathletics.com
  2. ^ Atie Voorbij. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ Atie Voorbij Archived 2013-10-30 at the Wayback Machine. zwemmenindepolder.nl


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