Enith Brigitha

Enith Sijtje Maria Brigitha (born 15 April 1955) is a former leading competitive swimmer in the 1970s. She twice represented the Netherlands at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1972 (Munich, West Germany). She won two bronze medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in the women's 100 m and 200 m freestyle. Brigitha twice was named 'Dutch Sportswoman of the Year', in 1973 and 1974. She was the first black athlete to win a swimming medal in the Olympics.

Enith Brigitha
Personal information
Full nameEnith Sijtje Maria Brigitha
National teamNetherlands
Born (1955-04-15) 15 April 1955
Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, backstroke
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
1976 Montreal [[Swimming at the 1979


Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle|100 m freestyle]]
1976 Montreal 200 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
1973 Belgrade 200 m backstroke
1973 Belgrade 100 m freestyle
1975 Cali 100 m freestyle
1975 Cali 200 m freestyle
1975 Cali 4×100 m medley
European Championships (LC)
1974 Vienna 200 m freestyle
1974 Vienna 4×100 m freestyle
1977 Jönköping 100 m freestyle
1977 Jönköping 4×100 m freestyle
1974 Vienna 100 m freestyle
1974 Vienna 100 m backstroke
1974 Vienna 200 m backstroke
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