Wijda Mazereeuw (born 11 August 1953) is a retired

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from the

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. Individually she competed in the 200 m and 400 m medley event at the

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and in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke at the

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, but was eliminated in the heats on all occasions; in 1976 she also placed fifth with the Dutch 4 × 100 m medley relay team. At the

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, she won silver medals in the 100 m (1:14.29) and 200 m (2:37.50) breaststroke; she was also part of the Dutch 4 × 100 m medley relay team that won the bronze medal with a time of 4:21.45. Mazereeuw competed at the 1974 and 1977 European championships, with the best result of fourth place with the 4 × 100 m medley relay team in 1976. Between 1972 and 1977 she set 15 national records in various events.

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1953 births Living people Dutch female breaststroke swimmers Dutch female butterfly swimmers Dutch female medley swimmers Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers of the Netherlands People from Enkhuizen World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Sportspeople from North Holland 20th-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-swimming-bio-stub