Desi Reijers

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Desi Reijers
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Born (1964-06-04) June 4, 1964 (age 59)
Doetinchem, Netherlands
Sport
Sport Swimming
Medal record
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Los Angeles 4×100 m freestyle

Dirkje Johanna "Desi" Reijers (born 4 June 1964) is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for her native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.

There she won the silver medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay, alongside Conny van Bentum, Elles Voskes, and Annemarie Verstappen, just like a year earlier at the European LC Championships in Rome, Italy. In LA she was disqualified with the 4×100 m medley relay Team.

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