Willy den Turk
Dutch swimmer
Died when: 29 years 77 days (350 months)Star Sign: Aries
Wilhelmina "Willy" den Turk (3 April 1908 – 19 June 1937) was a Dutch swimmer.She won a gold medal in the 100 m backstroke and a silver in the 4×100 m freestyle relay at the 1927 European Aquatics Championships.
The same year she set a world record in the 100 m backstroke.This was the first Dutch world record in a backstroke event, and it was bettered by another Dutch swimmer, Marie Braun.
Den Turk was selected for the 100 m backstroke and the 4×100 m medley relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics, but had to withdraw due to a foot injury.
She retired shortly thereafter, married Henri Emil Lagerman in 1930, and in 1933 gave birth to a son.She died of a sudden illness, aged 29.
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