Rita Larsen (born 12 September 1935) is a retired Danish freestyle swimmer. She competed at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

and finished fourth in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay, together with

Mette Ove-Petersen Mette Ove-Petersen (15 January 1934 – 17 February 2007) was a Danish swimmer who won a silver medal at the 1950 European Aquatics Championships in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. She finished fourth in the same event at the 1952 Summer Olympics ...

Greta Andersen Greta Marie Andersen (married names Jeppesen and Sonnichsen and Veress, 1 May 1927 – 6 February 2023) was a Danish swimmer who won a gold and a silver medal in 100 m freestyle events at the 1948 Summer Olympics. In the mid-1950s she moved ...

and

Ragnhild Hveger Ragnhild Tove Hveger (later ''Andersen'', 10 December 1920 – 1 December 2011) was a Danish swimmer, who won silver medal in the women's 400 m freestyle at the 1936 Summer Olympics. From 1936 to 1943 she set 44 world records, and at o ...

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1935 births Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Danish female freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Denmark Living people Swimmers from Copenhagen {{Denmark-swimming-bio-stub