Nida Senff

Olympic medal record
Women's swimming
Competitor for the Netherlands
Gold	1936 Berlin	100 m backstroke

Dina ("Nida") Willemina Jacoba Senff (April 3, 1920 in Rotterdam — June 27, 1995 in Amstelveen) was a swimmer from the Netherlands, who won the 100 metres backstroke at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. She did so after missing a turning point, went back to push the wall and still managed to win the race, at the expense of her teammate Rie Mastenbroek. Senff won the Dutch title twice in the 100 metres backstroke, and was named into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1983.

References

• Dutch Olympic Committee
• Profile (dutch)