Sieglinda Lenk Zigler (July 16, 1919 – December 22, 1986) was an

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backstroke swimmer from Brazil who participated at one

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for her native country. She is the sister of

Maria Lenk Maria Emma Hulga Lenk (January 15, 1915 – April 16, 2007) was a Brazilian swimmer, the first South American woman to participate in the Summer Olympic Games, in 1932 (Los Angeles). Biography Born in São Paulo, Maria Lenk was the first Br ...

. At the

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in Berlin, she swam the 100-metre backstroke, not reaching the finals.

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1919 births 1986 deaths Brazilian female backstroke swimmers Swimmers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Brazil Swimmers from São Paulo {{Brazil-swimming-bio-stub Brazilian people of German descent