Alice ("Alie") te Riet (born August 4, 1953) is a former

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from the

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, who competed for her native country at the

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. There she was eliminated in the qualifying heats of the 100 m breaststroke, clocking 1:18.79 (20th place), and the same in the 200 m breaststroke: 2:48.49 (17th place). As a member of the Dutch relay team, Te Riet finished in fifth place in the 4x100 m medley relay (4:29.99), alongside

Enith Brigitha Enith Sijtje Maria Brigitha (born 15 April 1955) is a former leading competitive swimmer in the 1970s. She twice represented the Netherlands at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1972 (Munich, West Germany). She won two bronze medals at the 1976 S ...

(backstroke),

Anke Rijnders Anthonia Marie "Anke" Rijnders (born 23 August 1956) is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for her native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics. As a member of the Dutch relay teams she finished in fifth p ...

(butterfly) and Hansje Bunschoten (freestyle).Alie te Riet
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1953 births Living people Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Groningen (city) Dutch female breaststroke swimmers {{Netherlands-swimming-bio-stub