Hellen Boering

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Medal record
Hellen Boering
Hellen Boering
Women's Water Polo
Competitor for the Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
World Championship
Gold 1991 Perth Team Competition
Silver 1986 Madrid Team Competition
Silver 1994 Rome Team Competition
European Championship
Gold 1987 Strasbourg Team Competition
Gold 1989 Bonn Team Competition
Gold 1993 Leeds Team Competition
Silver 1991 Athens Team Competition
FINA World Cup
Gold 1999 Winnipeg Team Competition

Heleen ("Hellen") Aafje Boering (born July 27, 1964 in Enschede, Overijssel) is a retired water polo goalkeeper from the Netherlands. She made her debut for the Women's National Team in 1984, and was on the squad that won the silver medal at the first official World Championship in women's water polo, in 1986 (Madrid, Spain).

Boering competed for her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, finishing in fourth place. Her biggest succes came in 1991, when the Dutch won the world title, defeating Canada in the final.

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