Sofie Wolfs (born 15 April 1981 in Kapellen,

Antwerp Antwerp (; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province, and the third-largest city in Belgium by area at , after ...

) is a retired female

backstroke Backstroke or back crawl is one of the four Swimming (sport), swimming styles used in competitive events regulated by FINA, and the only one of these styles swum on the back. This swimming style has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disa ...

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from

Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...

, who competed for her native country at the

2000 Olympic Games The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

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. Wolfs is best known for winning the silver medal in the women's 4×100 m medley relay event at the 2000 European LC Championships in

Helsinki, Finland Helsinki () is the capital and most populous city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipality, with million in the capital region and ...

, alongside

Brigitte Becue Brigitte Becue (born 18 September 1972) is a retired breaststroke and medley swimmer from Belgium, who competed for her native country at four consecutive Summer Olympic Games, starting in 1988. In 1989, she won the silver medal in the women's 2 ...

(breaststroke),

Fabienne Dufour Fabienne Dufour (born 11 July 1981 in Bastogne) is a retired female butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Belgium, who competed for her native country at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Dufour is best known for winning the silver med ...

(butterfly), and

Nina van Koeckhoven Nina van Koeckhoven (born 6 October 1983) is a Belgian freestyle swimmer and triathlete. She won two medals at the 2000 European Aquatics Championships and participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics in four events, but did not reach the finals. V ...

(freestyle).

References

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1981 births Living people Belgian female backstroke swimmers Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Belgium European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming People from Kapellen, Belgium Sportspeople from Antwerp Province 21st-century Belgian sportswomen {{Belgium-swimming-bio-stub