Germaine Van Dievoet

Germaine van Dievoet (26 September 1899 – 30 October 1990) was a Belgian competitive and olympic swimmer.

Van Dievoet was born in Brussels, Belgium to architect Henri van Dievoet. Germaine van Dievoet married in Uccle 23 August 1937, Willy Dessecker, born 16 January 1901 and died in Uccle (Clinique des deux Alices) 30 October 1990.

She was one of the few Belgian women to have participated in the 1920 Summer Olympics, which were celebrated at Antwerp, in Belgium from 20 April until 12 September 1920. She competed in the 100 meter swim, but was disqualified in a semi-final race, finishing fourth. She was the only Belgian to compete in the race.

See also
Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle

References
 Théo Mathy, Dictionnaire des sports et des sportifs belges, Brussels, éditions Paul Legrain, 1982.

External links

Ful Olympians, Natation, Anvers, 1920, Germaine van Dievoet, site of Herman De Wael
Biography of Germaine van Dievoet
History of the Olympics of Antwerp. Nager en Belgique.
Biography of Germaine van Dievoet
The history of the family of Germaine van Dievoet

Category:Olympic swimmers of Belgium
Category:Swimmers at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Category:Sportspeople from Brussels
Category:1899 births
Category:1990 deaths
Category:Women's World Games medalists
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