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Alice W. Bridges (July 19, 1916 – May 5, 2011), also known by her married name Alice Roche, was an American competition swimmer, who at age 20, represented the United States at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. It first appeared that Bridges, who originally was a back-up contestant, had actually won her event. Several hours later the judges reversed their decision and gave the gold and silver to two women from the Netherlands, leaving the bronze for Bridges.

Alice Bridges

Personal information
Full name	Alice W. Bridges
National team	United States
Born	(1916-07-19)July 19, 1916 Waterville, Maine
Died	May 5, 2011(2011-05-05) (aged 94) Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
Medal record Women's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 1936 Berlin 100 m backstroke

Bridges grew up in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. She and her twin sister learned to swim in a pond in Uxbridge, and she later trained at the Olympic pool in nearby Whitinsville, Massachusetts. When the sudden chance arose for her to participate, townspeople raised funds to pay for her travel to Berlin, which she otherwise could not have afforded.

Alice Bridges Bridge

In 2008, the State of Massachusetts, and local officials named the downtown Mumford River bridge in Uxbridge, in Bridges' honor, in her 92nd year.[1] Until her death, she resided in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)

References

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alice Bridges". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
• Alice Bridges' obituary

На других языках

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- [en] Alice Bridges

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[it] Alice Bridges

Alice Bridges (Uxbridge, 19 luglio 1916 – Carlisle, 5 maggio 2011) è stata una nuotatrice statunitense.

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[ru] Бриджес, Элис

Элис У. Бриджес (англ. Alice W. Bridges, в замужестве Роше (англ. Roche); 19 июля 1916 (1916-07-19), Аксбридж, Массачусетс, США — 5 мая 2011, Карлайл, Пенсильвания, США) — американская пловчиха, бронзовый призёр Олимпийских игр в Берлине (1936) на дистанции 100 м на спине.

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