Mariechen Wehselau
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| Nationality |
 United States | |||||||||||||||
| Born |
April 15, 1906 Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||||||||||
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July 1992 (aged 86) Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||
| Stroke(s) | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||
| Club | Outrigger Canoe Club | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mariechen M. Wehselau (April 15, 1906 – July 1992) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.
Wehselau represented the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[1] She won a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with American teammates Euphrasia Donnelly, Gertrude Ederle and Ethel Lackie.[1][2] The U.S. relay team set a new world record of 4:58.8 in the event final.[1] Individually, she also received a silver medal for her second-place performance in the women's 100-meter freestyle, finishing with a time of 1:12.8, immediately behind American teammate Ethel Lackie.[1][3]
She was born and died in Honolulu, Hawaii.
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- World record progression 100 metres freestyle
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Mariechen Wehselau. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
- ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, United States Swimming at the 1924 Paris Summer Games. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
- ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1924 Paris Summer Games, Women's 100 metres Freestyle Final. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
External links
- Mariechen Wehselau – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
- Mariechen Wehselau – Olympic Games results at databaseOlympics.com
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| Preceded by Gertrude Ederle |
Women's 100-meter freestyle world record-holder (long course) July 19, 1924 – January 28, 1926 |
Succeeded by Ethel Lackie |
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