Judith "Jutta" Weber (later ''Meeuw'', born 28 June 1954) is a German former

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

who competed in the

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and

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, and won bronze medals in the 4 × 100 m freestyle and 4 × 100 m medley relay events in 1972. She repeated this achievement next year at the

1973 World Aquatics Championships The 1st FINA World Championships in Aquatics were held in the Tašmajdan SRC in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, from 31 August to 9 September 1973. Medal table Results Diving ;Men ;Women Swimming ;Men ;Women Synchronised s ...

. In 1974, she won a European silver medal in the 4 × 100 m medley. Individually, she became national champion in the 100 m (1972, 1973, 1975–1977) and 200 m freestyle (1972, 1973, 1975, 1976). The FRG 1976 Olympic team for the 200 m freestyle included

Regina Nissen Regina Nissen (born 24 January 1961) is a German former swimmer. She competed in three events at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montrea ...

Marion Platten Marion Platten (born 25 November 1958) is a German former swimmer. She competed in three events at the 1976 Summer Olympics. The FRG team for the 200m freestyle included Regina Nissen Regina Nissen (born 24 January 1961) is a German former ...

and Weber. Her husband, Folkert Meeuw, competed for

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in swimming at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1972. Her son,

Helge Meeuw Helge Folkert Meeuw (born 29 August 1984 from Wiesbaden, West Germany) is an Olympic and national record holding swimmer from Germany. He swam for Germany at the: *Olympics: 2004, 2008, 2012 *World Championships: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 *E ...

, also competed in swimming, for unified Germany, in the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics, and won a silver medal in 2012.

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