Reni Erkens

Renate "Reni" Erkens was a German freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1928 [Summer Olympics].
She was born in Oberhausen and was the wife of Ernst Küppers and the mother of Ernst-Joachim Küppers.
In 1928, she finished fourth with the German relay team in the Swimming at the [1928 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 metre freestyle relay competition].
She also participated in the Swimming at the 1928 [Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle|100 metre freestyle event] and in the Swimming at the 1928 Summer [Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle|400 metre freestyle event] but in both she was eliminated in the first round.