Anke Rijnders, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Anke Rijnders

Dutch swimmer

Date of Birth: 23-Aug-1956

Place of Birth: Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Anthonia Marie "Anke" Rijnders (born 23 August 1956) is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for her native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
As a member of the Dutch relay teams she finished in fifth place, both in the 4 × 100 m medley and the 4 × 100 m freestyle.
On her personal starts, Rijnders finished in seventh (200 m freestyle) and eighth (400 m freestyle) place.The same year she set three European records, in the 200 m and 400 m freestyle and 4 × 100 m medley relay.She married the water polo player Wouter Gerritse and changed her last name to Gerritse.
Their son, Willem Wouter Gerritse, is also a water polo player.