Enith Brigitha

Enith Sijtje Maria Brigitha (born April 15, 1955 in  Willemstad,  Curaçao) was one of Holland's leading  swimmers in the 1970s, who represented the  Netherlands twice at the  Summer Olympics, starting in  1972 ( Munich,  West Germany). She won two bronze medal at the  1976 Summer Olympics in  Montreal, Canada, in the women's  100 m and  200 m freestyle. Brigitha twice was named Dutch Sportswoman of the Year, in 1973 and 1974. Enith was the first black athlete to win a swimming medal in the Olympics.