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peter prijdekker in 1971 zian , den haag woerden , the netherlands 88 kg lb on 1.96 m ftin on swimming 22 june 1948 peter prijdekker 1971.jpg peter prijdekker

peter prijdekker

peter cornelis prijdekker -lrb- born 22 june 1948 -rrb- is a former swimmer from the netherlands .
he competed at the 1972 summer olympics , where he was eliminated in the heats of the 200 m , 4 × 100 m and the 4 × 200 m freestyle events .
he grew up in south africa , but moved to the netherlands to be able to participate in the olympic games , in the time when south africa was banned by the ioc .
after retirement from senior swimming he competed in the masters category .
he also took part in five gay games winning at least 18 gold medals .
he is gay , and was banished by his swimming club after his partner died of aids .
he then moved to london , where in 2007 , together with tim denyer , founded the red top swim company , where he works as a swimming coach .
