Maria Petronella "Puck" Oversloot (22 May 1914 – 7 January 2009) was a Dutch swimmer. Together with

Marie Braun Maria "Marie" Johanna Philipsen-Braun (22 June 1911 – 23 June 1982), also known as Zus Braun, was a Dutch swimmer. She competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam and in 1932 in Los Angeles, winning a gold medal in the 100 m backstroke an ...

, she was the top national backstroke and freestyle competitor. At the

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri ...

, Braun was listed for the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay, but fell ill and was replaced by Oversloot. The team won a silver medal, setting a new European record. Both Braun and Oversloot qualified for 400 m freestyle semifinals, but because Braun could not participate, Oversloot withdrew from the event, in solidarity.Jurryt van de Vooren (2009-01-17)
Zwemster Puck Oversloot overleden
(in Dutch). sportgeschiedenis.nl In 1933, Oversloot broke the national record in 100 m backstroke set by Braun and became the national champion. She won a bronze medal in the same event at the

1934 European Aquatics Championships The 1934 LEN European Aquatics Championships were held 12–19 August 1934 in Magdeburg, Germany. Medal table Medal summary Diving ;Men's events ;Women's events Swimming ;Men's events ;Women's events Water polo See also *List of E ...

.EUROPEAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN)
gbrathletics.com She was born and died in

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"N ...

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