Adriana Elisabeth "Jannie/Janny" de Groot (born 4 January 1930) is a retired Dutch swimmer. In 1947 and 1950 she won the national titles and became third in the 200 m breaststroke at the

European Aquatics Championships The European Aquatics Championships is the continental Aquatics championship for Europe, which is organised by LEN—the governing body for aquatics in Europe. The Championships are currently held every two years (in even years); and since 2022, ...

. She competed in the same event at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

and finished fifth in the final won by Dutch teammate

Nel van Vliet Petronella "Nel" van Vliet (17 January 1926 – 4 January 2006) was a breaststroke swimmer from the Netherlands. She won gold medals in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1947 European Aquatics Championships and 1948 Summer Olympics. In 197 ...

. Jannie's brother,

Daan de Groot Daniël ("Daan") de Groot (25 May 1933 – 8 January 1982) was a road bicycle and track cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. In the 1952 Olympics, De Groot was elimin ...

(1933–1982), was an Olympic cyclist.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Groot, Jannie de 1930 births Living people Dutch female breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers of the Netherlands Swimmers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Swimmers from Amsterdam European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming