Nel van Vliet

Nel van Vliet
Nel van Vliet, 1947
Personal information
Born17 January 1926
Hilversum, the Netherlands
Died4 January 2006 (aged 79)
Naarden, the Netherlands
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubHZC de Robben, Hilversum
CoachJan Stender
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
1948 London200 m breaststroke
European Championships
1947 Monte Carlo200 m breaststroke

Petronella "Nel" van Vliet (17 January 1926 – 4 January 2006) was a breaststroke swimmer from the Netherlands. She won gold medals in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1947 European Aquatics Championships and 1948 Summer Olympics. In 1973, she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.