Truus Kerkmeester (6 December 1921 – 16 June 1990) was a Dutch

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 ...

. She competed in the women's 100 metre backstroke at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...

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* 1921 births 1990 deaths Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands Swimmers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Swimmers from Utrecht (city) Dutch female backstroke swimmers 20th-century Dutch sportswomen {{Netherlands-swimming-bio-stub