Eleanor Garatti

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Eleanor Garatti

Personal information

Full name

Eleanor A. Garatti

Nationality

Born

Died

September 9, 1998 (aged 89)
Walnut Creek, California

Sport

Club

Western Women's Club

Medal record

Women's swimming
Competitor for the United States
Women's swimming
Gold	1928 Amsterdam	4×100 m freestyle
Gold	1932 Los Angeles	4×100 m freestyle
Silver	1928 Amsterdam	100 m freestyle
Bronze	1932 Los Angeles	100 m freestyle

Eleanor A. Garatti (June 12, 1909 – September 9, 1998) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.

Garatti represented the United States at the 1928 Summer Olympics and 1932 Summer Olympics.

In the 1928 Olympics she won the gold medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay event and silver medal in the 100 m freestyle event.

Four years later she won the gold medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay event and bronze medal in the 100 m freestyle event.

External links

Eleanor Garatti – Olympic Games results at databaseOlympics.com
Eleanor Garatti-Saville – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
Eleanor Garatti-Saville (USA) – Honor Pioneer Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame

v t e 1928 USA Olympic Swimming Team

Men's Team	Tom Blankenburg Austin Clapp Buster Crabbe George Kojac Walter Laufer Ray Ruddy Paul Samson Johnny Weissmuller Paul Wyatt David Young

Women's Team	Jane Fauntz Eleanor Garatti Agnes Geraghty Marian Gilman Margaret Hoffman Eleanor Holm Susan Laird Adelaide Lambert Lisa Lindstrom Ethel McGary Josephine McKim Martha Norelius Albina Osipowich

v t e 1932 USA Olympic Swimming Team

Men's Team	Frank Booth Gordon Chalmers Buster Crabbe Jim Cristy George Fissler Ralph Flanagan Basil Francis James Gilhula John Paulsen Maiola Kalili Manuella Kalili Robert Kerber Edwin Moles Albert Schwartz Raymond Thompson Dan Zehr

Women's Team	Jane Cadwell Helen Johns Norene Forbes Ann Govednik Margaret Hoffman Eleanor Holm Lenore Kight Helene Madison Josephine McKim Joan McSheehy Eleanor Saville

Olympic Champions in Women's 4×100 m Freestyle Relay

Persondata
Name	Garatti, Eleanor
Alternative names	Garatti, Eleanor A.; Garatti-Saville, Eleanor; Saville, Eleanor
Short description	American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder
Date of birth	June 12, 1909
Place of birth	Belvedere, California, United States
Date of death	September 9, 1998
Place of death	Walnut Creek, California, United States

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