Diana van der Plaats

In this Dutch name, the surname is van der Plaats, not Plaats.

Diana van der Plaats

Personal information
Full name	Adriana van der Plaats
Nickname	Diana
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1971-08-12) 12 August 1971 Utrecht
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Zwemvereniging De Dolfijn
Medal record Olympic Games Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 4×100 m freestyle European Championships (LC) Gold medal – first place 1991 Athens 4×100 m freestyle Silver medal – second place 1987 Strasbourg 4×100 m freestyle Silver medal – second place 1989 Bonn 4×100 m freestyle Silver medal – second place 1989 Bonn 4×200 m freestyle Bronze medal – third place 1991 Athens 4×200 m freestyle

Adriana "Diana" van der Plaats (born 12 August 1971) is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. There she won the silver medal with the Dutch 4×100 m freestyle relay team, behind East Germany, after swimming in the qualifying heats. In the final she was replaced by Conny van Bentum. Three years later Van der Plaats captured the title in the 4×100 m freestyle relay at the 1991 European Aquatics Championships in Athens, Greece, and won the bronze in the 4×200 m freestyle relay.

References

• Dutch Olympic Committee