Karin Brienesse (born 17 July 1969 in

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) is a former

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and

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from the

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, who competed in three consequentive

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for her native country, starting in

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. There she won the silver medal with the Dutch 4×100 m freestyle relay team, behind

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. Three years later Brienesse won the title in the same event at the

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1969 births Living people Sportspeople from Breda Swimmers from North Brabant Dutch female butterfly swimmers Dutch female freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Olympic silver medalists in swimming 20th-century Dutch sportswomen {{Netherlands-swimming-bio-stub