Wilma van Hofwegen

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Willemina ("Wilma") Cornelia Adriana van Rijn-van Hofwegen (born 17 July 1971) is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay Team that won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Wilma van Hofwegen
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney[1] 4×100 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 1999 Hong Kong 4×100 m freestyle
European LC Championships
Silver medal – second place 2000 Helsinki 50 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Berlin 4×100 m freestyle

Van Hofwegen was born in Vlaardingen, and is married to former swimmer Michael van Rijn, who also competed for Holland. She competed in the silver medal-winning relay team alongside Inge de Bruijn, Thamar Henneken and Manon van Rooijen. She also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

References

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  1. ^ "ESPN Sydney Swimming". Retrieved 13 March 2009.