Cobie Buter
Olympic swimmer
Intro | Olympic swimmer | |
A.K.A. | J.J. Buter Jacobje Jantje Buter | |
A.K.A. | J.J. Buter Jacobje Jantje Buter | |
Places | Netherlands | |
is | Athlete Swimmer | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 17 May 1946, Steenwijk, Netherlands | |
Age | 78 years | |
Star sign | Taurus |
Jacobje Jantje "Cobie" Buter (also Coby; born 17 May 1946) is a retired Dutch swimmer who won the bronze medal in 100 m backstroke at the 1970 European Aquatics Championships. She also competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and finished seventh in the 4 × 100 m medley relay. She helped the Dutch team to set a new European record in the same event in 1968. Between 1965 and 1970 she won four national titles and set four records in the 100 m backstroke.