Jeannette Campbell

Olympic medalist

Jeannette Campbell
Medal record
Competitor for  Argentina
Women's Swimming
1936 Berlin 100 m freestyle

Jeannette Morven Campbell (later Peper, March 8, 1916 January 15, 2003) was a naturalized Argentine swimmer who won a silver medal in the 1936 Summer Olympics. She was the first Argentine female to participate at the Olympics games.

She was born in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France, when her parents were traveling through Europe. Her sister, Dorothy, was the Argentina's 100 m freestyle champion. She followed her sister to become the Argentine record holder in 100 m in 1932, with a 1:18:6 time. In 1935, she became the South American record holder in the 100 m (1:08:0) and in the 400 m. During the 1936 Olympics, she broke the 100 m Olympic record in the semifinals with a 1:06:6 time. She finished second to Hendrika Mastenbroek in the final 100 meters swim, with a 1:06:4 time.

She was the flag bearer for Argentina at the opening ceremony of the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokio, Japan.

Jeanette died in Buenos Aires in 2003. She was the wife of Roberto Peper and the mother of two girls, Inés and Susana, and a boy, named Roberto Jr.

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