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.

Diana van der Plaats
Personal information
Full nameAdriana van der Plaats
NicknameDiana
NationalityDutch
Born (1971-08-12) 12 August 1971 (age 52)
Utrecht
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubZwemvereniging 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

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