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Petronella Angela "Petra" Hillenius (7 February 1968 in Woerden - 27 March 2020) was a Dutch breaststroke swimmer, who competed at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. She finished 19th in the 100 metre breaststroke and 18th in the 200 metre breaststroke.

In 2014, she became a board member of the Royal Dutch Swimming Federation. She resigned the position when she was diagnosed with ALS four years later. In March 2020 she died due to ALS.

She was a teacher for 24 years at the Hospitality Business School of the Saxion University of Applied Sciences.

References

1. "Petra Hillenius". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
2. In Memoriam: Petra Hillenius, knzb.nl, 30 March 2020
3. "Nieuwe bestuursleden gekozen tijdens ALV" (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Swimming Federation. April 12, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
4. "Oud-zwemster Petra Hillenius op 52-jarige leeftijd overleden aan ALS". 30 March 2020.

v t e 1984 Dutch Olympic swimming team
Men's competition	Frank Drost Peter Drost Gérard de Kort Hans Kroes Edsard Schlingemann Cees Vervoorn
Women's competition	Conny van Bentum Petra Hillenius Brigitte van der Lans Jolande van der Meer Desi Reijers Jolanda de Rover Petra van Staveren Wilma van Velsen Annemarie Verstappen Elles Voskes

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