Freddie van der Goes

South African swimmer (1908–1976)

Freddie van der Goes
Personal information
Born(1908-11-26)November 26, 1908
Pretoria, South Africa
DiedOctober 24, 1976(1976-10-24) (aged 67)
Pretoria, South Africa
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Representing  South Africa
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1928 Amsterdam 4×100 m freestyle

Frederika "Freddie" Jacoba van der Goes (26 November 1908 – 24 October 1976) was a South African freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

She was born and died in Pretoria.

In 1928 she was a member of the South African relay team which won the bronze medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay event

She also competed in the 400 metre freestyle competition and finished fifth.

External links

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Freddie van der Goes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011.


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