Ria van Velsen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ria van Velsen

Dutch swimmer

Date of Birth: 22-Mar-1943

Place of Birth: The Hague, County of Holland, Netherlands

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Maria Martina "Ria" van Velsen (born 22 March 1943 in The Hague) is a retired Dutch backstroke swimmer who participated in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.
In 1960, she was sevenths individually in the 100m backstroke event.
She was also part of the Dutch medley team that broke the 4 × 100 m medley Olympic record in the preliminaries; however, they finished fourth in the final.
She also won two medals at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships, and set four world records: three in 100m backstroke (1958, 1959, 1960) and one in the 4 × 100 m medley relay (1964).



Description	Dutch photographer and cinematographer
Date of birth/death	1929	1996
Work location	Amsterdam, Bentveld
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