1922 Berlin international women's swimming and water polo competitions

The 1922 Berlin international women's swimming and water polo competitions where international competitions in the sports of swimming and water polo that were held in Berlin on 9 March 1922. Athletes from the Netherlands, Austria and Germany competed against each other.

1922 Berlin international women's swimming and water polo competitions
LocationBerlin, Germany
Dates9 March 1922
Nations3
TeamsGermany Aphrodite
Austria Charlottenburg
Netherlands A.D.Z.

Water polo change

The water polo competition was an "halbspiel" water polo competition, a variant with five players in stead of seven players.[1]

Teams change

There were three water polo teams. A Dutch team of the Amsterdamsche Dames Zwemclub (A.D.Z.) from Amsterdam. An Austrian team of the Dames Schwimmverein Charlottenburg and German team of the Berliner Damen Schwimmverein Aphrodite from Berlin.[1]

The team of the Amsterdamsche Dames Zwemclub consisted of: L. de Kamps, Alida Bolten, Antonia Happel-Verduijn, B. Duijkers and F. Hartog.[1][2]

Matches change

Aphrodite won from Charlottenburg. Afterwards the Dutch A.D.Z. beated Aphrodite with 5-3, and won the competition.[3][4]

9 March 1922   Aphrodite winner–loser   Charlottenburg
9 March 1922   A.D.Z. 5–3   Aphrodite


Winners
  A.D.Z.
L. de Kamps, Alida Bolten, Antonia Happel-Verduijn, Beb Duijkers and F. Hartog

Swimming change

Multiple swimming competitions were held including an international 60 metres freestyle and an international relay race.[1]

In the 60 metres freestyle, swimmers from Germany, the Netherlands and Austria participated.[5] In the final the Dutch Alida Bolten finished in third place,[3][5] while newspaper newspaper Het Volk mentioned that she won the race.[4]

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Zwemmen". De avondpost (in Dutch). 10 March 1922. Retrieved 21 October 2022 – via Delpher.
  2. "De A.D.Z. naar Berlijn". Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant (in Dutch). 10 March 1922. Retrieved 21 October 2022 – via Delpher.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Een Nederlandsche overwinning te Berlijn". Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant (in Dutch). 13 March 1922. Retrieved 21 October 2022 – via Delpher.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "De A.D,Z. in Berlijn". Het Volk (in Dutch). 13 March 1922. Retrieved 21 October 2022 – via Delpher.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "De Amsterdamsche Dameszwemclub wint te Berlijn". Het Vaderland (in Dutch). 13 March 1922. Retrieved 21 October 2022 – via Delpher.

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