Margaretha Cornelia Galliard (25 November 1926 – 22 October 2019) was a Dutch swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 100 m backstroke 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 Europe ...

. She finished eighth in the same event at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ...

. She wins the 100 m backstroke at the Great Prize of the town of Paris in September 1950. After marriage, she changed her last name from Galliard to van Leersum. Galliard died in October 2019 at the age of 92.

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* 1926 births 2019 deaths Dutch female backstroke swimmers Swimmers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Swimmers from Amsterdam 20th-century Dutch sportswomen {{Netherlands-swimming-bio-stub