Dirkje Johanna Reijers (born June 4, 1964 in Doetinchem

Doetinchem

Doetinchem is a city and municipality in the east of the Netherlands. It is situated along the Oude IJssel river in a part of the province of Gelderland called the Achterhoek . The municipality has 56,700 inhabitants and has an area of 79.66 km²...

) is a former freestyle

Freestyle swimming

Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...

 swimmer from the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

, who competed for her native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...

 in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...

.

There she won the silver medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay, alongside Conny van Bentum

Conny van Bentum

Cornelia van Bentum is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1980...

, Elles Voskes

Elles Voskes

Elles Voskes is a former freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed for her native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California....

, and Annemarie Verstappen

Annemarie Verstappen

Anna Maria Theodora Petra Verstappen is a former freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who won a total number of three medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.In 1982 she became world champion in the 200 metres freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships in Ecuador...

, 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.