free site statistics

Home » History » On This Day » Dutch swimmer Cockie Gastelaars broke two decades' world record for 100m freestyle

Dutch swimmer Cockie Gastelaars broke two decades' world record for 100m freestyle

Date : 1956-March-03

Country/Region : Nederland

Description :

On March 3, 1956, the Dutch swimmer, Cocky Gastelaars has broken the 20-year-old world record for the 100m freestyle in Amsterdam. Gastelaars swam the 100-meter freestyle in 1 minute and 4.2 seconds. She was the fastest swimmer in the world. Until then, this record had been held by fellow Dutch swimmer, Willy den Ouden for two decades. 

Category : Sports

Related Incidents

1996-Mar-17 Sri Lanka won the Cricket World Cup

1924-Jan-25 The first Winter Olympic Games opened in Chamonix, France

1901-Dec-12 Guglielmo Marconi sent and received the first wireless message across the Atlantic Ocean

1993-Jan-01 Czechoslovakia was divided into two independent states

1926-Jan-26 John Logie Baird gave the first public demonstration of a live television system

1974-Jan-02 President Richard Nixon signed the national speed limit into law

1999-Jan-01 The Euro became the official currency in 11 European countries

1921-Jul-01 The Communist Party of China (CPC) was formed, and Chen Duxiu was elected its leader

1964-Jul-02 United States President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law

1964-Dec-12 Kenya became a republic

1997-Jul-01 The United Kingdom returned Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China

1903-Dec-17 Innovation of the aeroplane

1963-Jun-10 President John F. Kennedy signed the United States Equal Pay Act into law

1973-Oct-20 Queen Elizabeth II opened the Sydney Opera House

1991-Jul-10 Boris Yeltsin was sworn in as the first elected President of Russia