Jenny Kastein
 Jenny Kastein (left) and Cecelia Wolstenholme at the 1931 European Championships | |||||||||||
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| Born | 24 January 1913 Amsterdam, the Netherlands | ||||||||||
| Died | 20 October 2000 (aged 87) Zwolle, the Netherlands | ||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||
| Club | HDZ, Amsterdam | ||||||||||
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Jeannette "Jenny" Hermine Kastein[1] (24 January 1913 – 20 October 2000) was a Dutch breaststroke swimmer. She won a silver medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1931 European Championships, behind Cecelia Wolstenholme. Next year she set four world records in the 400 m and 500 m breastroke (unofficial events), but could not compete in the Olympics due to the overall financial problems related to the Great Depression.[2][3] She won the national titles in the 200 m in 1933, 1935 and 1936, yet her performance declined, and at the 1936 Summer Olympics she finished in a mere seventh place.[4][5]
In 1942, Kastein married Evert Heleonardus Scheijde, a physician; they had two sons.[6][7]
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- ^ Biografische index (2 treffers). cbg.nl
- ^ "Mej. Kastein gaat niet naar Los Angeles", Algemeen Handelsblad, 26 April 1932
- ^ "Gaat Jenny Kastein naar Los Angeles?", De Telegraaf, 30 April 1932
- ^ Jenny Kastein Archived 2011-09-01 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ Jenny Kastein. zwemmenindepolder.nl
- ^ "Jenny Kastein trouwt", De courant, 11 April 1942
- ^ "Familiebericht", De Telegraaf, 10 April 1942
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