Cornelia Hendrika Schimmel (born 29 April 1939) is a Dutch former swimmer who won a gold and silver medal at the 1958 European championships. Two years later she competed at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

and finished sevenths in the 400 m freestyle. Between 1957 and 1960 she won five national titles in the 400 m and 1500 m freestyle. In 1959–1960 she also set 10 European records in the 200–1500 m events.

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1939 births Living people Dutch female freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Bussum Swimmers from North Holland European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming 20th-century Dutch sportswomen {{Netherlands-swimming-bio-stub