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Jannie de Groot

Marriage of Annie de Groot and Mr. Smits in 1953; Jannie congratulates her twin sister Annie.
Personal information
Born	(1930-01-04)4 January 1930 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died	27 July 2011(2011-07-27) (aged 81) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Medal record Women's swimming Representing the  Netherlands European Championships 1947 Monte Carlo 200 m breaststroke 1950 Vienna 200 m breaststroke

Adriana Elisabeth "Jannie/Janny" de Groot (4 January 1930 – 27 July 2011) was a Dutch swimmer. In 1947 and 1950 she won the national titles and became third in the 200 m breaststroke at the European Aquatics Championships. She competed in the same event at the 1948 Summer Olympics and finished fifth in the final won by Dutch teammate Nel van Vliet. Jannie's brother, Daan de Groot (1933–1982), was an Olympic cyclist.

References

1. Jannie de Groot at Olympedia (archive)
2. European Swimming Championships (Women). gbrathletics.com
3. Jannie de Groot. zwemmenindepolder.nl
4. Janny de Groot Archived 2012-11-13 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com

• 1930 births
• 2011 deaths
• Dutch female breaststroke swimmers
• Olympic swimmers for the Netherlands
• Swimmers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
• Swimmers from Amsterdam
• European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
• 20th-century Dutch sportswomen