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Willy den Ouden

1918 - 1997

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Willemijntje den Ouden (1 January 1918 – 6 December 1997) was a competitive swimmer from the Netherlands, who held the 100-meter freestyle world record for nearly 23 years, from 1933 to 1956. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Willy den Ouden is the 48th most popular swimmer (down from 42nd in 2019), the 647th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 746th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Dutch Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Willy den Ouden ranks 48 out of 709. Before her are George Hodgson, Yasuji Miyazaki, Judit Temes, Barbara Krause, Shigeo Arai, and Károly Bartha. After her are Steve Clark, Kusuo Kitamura, Kathy Ellis, Pontus Hanson, Erich Rademacher, and Margaret Woodbridge.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Willy den Ouden ranks 196. Before her are Cameron Mitchell, George Constantine, Hermann Zapf, Georgios Rallis, Anne Stine Ingstad, and Shinobu Hashimoto. After her are Robert Ettinger, André Pilette, Henri Chammartin, Tranquilo Cappozzo, Don McNeill, and Abdallah Ibrahim. Among people deceased in 1997, Willy den Ouden ranks 189. Before her are Martin Kippenberger, Brian Connolly, Daniil Shafran, Baltazar, Helen Jacobs, and Anne Stine Ingstad. After her are Pedro Zaballa, Tony Williams, Chris Farley, James Krüss, Léon Poliakov, and Natallia Arsiennieva.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Willy den Ouden ranks 647 out of 1,646. Before her are Coen Moulijn (1937), Nicolaas Pieneman (1809), Maarten Stekelenburg (1982), Alexander Rueb (1882), Pleun Strik (1944), and Hendrik Martenszoon Sorgh (null). After her are Jacob Gerritsz. Cuyp (1594), Boudewijn Zenden (1976), Willem Piso (1611), Anouk (1975), Bernard Leene (1903), and Neelie Kroes (1941).

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Among SWIMMERS In Netherlands

Among swimmers born in Netherlands, Willy den Ouden ranks 2. Before her are Rie Mastenbroek (1919). After her are Gérard Blitz (1901), Marie Braun (1911), Nida Senff (1920), Tini Wagner (1919), Ada Kok (1947), Nel van Vliet (1926), Maria Vierdag (1905), Pieter van den Hoogenband (1978), Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher (1925), and Inge de Bruijn (1973).

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