Conny van Bentum

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Medal record
Competitor for Netherlands
Women’s Swimming
Olympic Games
Bronze	1980 Moscow	4x100m Freestyle
Silver	1984 Los Angeles	4x100m Freestyle
Silver	1988 Seoul	4x100m Freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Silver	1983 Rome	4x100m Freestyle
Silver	1983 Rome	4x100m Medley
Silver	1985 Sofia	4x200m Freestyle
Bronze	1981 Split	100m Freestyle
Bronze	1981 Split	200m Freestyle
Bronze	1981 Split	4x100m Freestyle
Bronze	1983 Rome	100m Freestyle
Bronze	1983 Rome	200m Freestyle
Bronze	1983 Rome	200m Butterfly
Bronze	1983 Rome	4x200m Freestyle
Bronze	1985 Sofia	100m Freestyle
Bronze	1985 Sofia	4x100m Freestyle

Cornelia ("Conny") van Bentum (born August 12, 1965 in Barneveld, Gelderland) is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1980. At each of those swimming tournaments she won a medal with the 4x100m Freestyle Relay Team: one bronze (1980), and two silvers (1984 and 1988).

During her career Van Bentum won a total number of eleven medals at the European LC Championships (two silvers, nine bronze), and five medals (bronze) at the World Aquatics Championships. In 1983 she was named Dutch Sportswoman of The Year. In the 1980s she trained for two years in the United States, at the University of California, Berkeley, alongside famous swimmers like Matt Biondi and Mary T. Meagher. After her career she returned at the highest level in sports, by becoming the team doctor of the Dutch Women's Field Hockey Team.