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New Delhi: We all know some of the hottest women in sports today or in the past but there are some of the most unheard of female athletes of today and yesterday.These athletes were living

India TV Sports Desk Updated on: March 30, 2014 7:26 IST


Inge de Bruijn  is a Dutch former swimmer. She is a four-time Olympic champion and a former world record holder.

De Bruijn debuted at the World Aquatics Championships in January 1991, winning a bronze medal with the 4×100 m relay team, with which she won the gold medal at the European LC Championships in August of that year.

The following year, de Bruijn made her Olympic debut at the 1992 Summer Olympics, and finished 8th in the 100 m and 4×100 m freestyle events.  In 1999, she won the 50 m freestyle at the European Championships. The following year, after having swum several 50 m freestyle world records, she competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. She won the 50 and 100 m freestyle, and the 100 m butterfly, setting world records in all three events. She also won a silver medal with the 4×100 m freestyle relay team. Her nickname became "Invincible Inky".

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