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- ↑ "Brigitte VAN DER LANS". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Brigitte van der Lans". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ↑ Rusticus, Oene (January 19, 2003). "Wim Geurtsen, afscheid van een bijzonder man" (in Dutch). Zwemkroniek. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
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