Clasina Cornelia "Cor" Kint (22 July 1920,

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– 7 October 2002,

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, Australia) was a Dutch backstroke swimmer who won the gold medal at the

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. Between 1938 and 1940 she was three times national champion in the 100 m backstroke and set five world records and four European records in the 100 m, 200 m, 100 yd and 150 yd backstroke events. Her 150 yd and 200 m records stood for 11 year and her 100 m world record was not broken for a period of 21 years - the longest a record has ever stood in swimming. In 1971, she was inducted into the

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* 1920 births 2002 deaths Dutch female backstroke swimmers European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Swimmers from Rotterdam 20th-century Dutch sportswomen {{Netherlands-swimming-bio-stub