Stans Scheffer
Stans Scheffer c. 1938 | ||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Born | 16 December 1914 Amsterdam, the Netherlands | |||||||||||
Died | 12 December 1982 (aged 67) Amsterdam, the Netherlands | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
Club | De Jonge Kampioen, Amsterdam | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Johannes Constantijn "Stans" Scheffer (16 December 1914 – 12 December 1982) was a Dutch swimmer. He won a bronze medal in the 100 m backstroke event at the 1938 European Aquatics Championships, and finished seventh in the 100 m freestyle in 1934. Between 1933 and 1938 he held three national titles and 12 national records in the 100 m freestyle and 100 m and 200 m backstroke events.[1]
Scheffer competed in the 100 m backstroke at the 1936 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the final.[2] On 25 January 1940 he married Nida Senff,[3] who won the gold medal in the same event at the same Olympics.[2] They had a son born in 1942,[4] and earlier in 1938 published a book Wij zwemmen voor ons plezier (We swim for pleasure).[5]