Raymonda Elisa Florentina Vergauwen (15 March 1928 – 5 April 2018) was a Dutch breaststroke swimmer holding a
Belgian
Belgian may refer to:
* Something of, or related to, Belgium
* Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent
* Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German
*Ancient Belgian language, an extinct languag ...
passport (her father was from
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
). She was born and died in
Sas van Gent
Sas van Gent is a town in the Netherlands. It is located in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Terneuzen and lies about 30 km south of Vlissingen on the border with Belgium.
The Ghent–Terneuzen Canal passe ...
,
Zeeland
, nl, Ik worstel en kom boven("I struggle and emerge")
, anthem = "Zeeuws volkslied"("Zeelandic Anthem")
, image_map = Zeeland in the Netherlands.svg
, map_alt =
, m ...
, the
Netherlands
)
, anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau")
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, subdivision_type = Sovereign state
, subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands
, established_title = Before independence
, established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
. She won a gold medal in the 200m breaststroke event at the
1950 European Aquatics Championships
The 1950 LEN European Aquatics Championships were held 20–27 August 1950 in Vienna, Austria.
Medal table
Medal summary
Diving
;Men's events
;Women's events
Swimming
;Men's events
;Women's events
Water polo
See also
*List of Europea ...
and participated in the
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...
, but did not reach the finals.
Raymonda Vergauwen
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References
1928 births
2018 deaths
Belgian female breaststroke swimmers
Olympic swimmers of Belgium
Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
People from Sas van Gent
Sportspeople from Zeeland
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