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Jennie Fletcher (19 March 1890 – 17 January 1968), later known by her married name Jennie Hyslop, was a British competitive swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, and former world record-holder.[1] In 1905 she set a new world record in the 100-yard freestyle that stood for seven years.[2] She was selected for the 1908 Olympics, but the women's swimming events were cancelled due to a shortage of participants. [3] At the 1912 Summer Olympics, she won a gold medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay and a bronze medal in the individual 100-metre freestyle race.[4] In 1971 she was inducted to the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer".[5]
 Jennie Fletcher, c. 1905 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jennie Fletcher | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 March 1890 Belgrave, Leicester, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 January 1968 (aged 77) Teeswater, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||
| Club | Leicester Ladies SC | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Fletcher was born in an underprivileged family of 11 siblings and had to combine swimming with daily 12-hour work.[5] In 1913 she began teaching swimming in Leicester, which ended her competitive career as she turned from an amateur into a professional. In 1917, she married and immigrated to Canada, where she gave birth to a daughter and five sons.[6][7]
See also
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay
References
- "Jennie Fletcher". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- "Timeline of Women's Swimming History" (PDF). ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2010.
- "Jennie Fletcher". Swimming.org.
- Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Jennie Fletcher Archived 29 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- "Jennie Fletcher (GBR)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- "Champion swimmer finally honoured", BBC.com (14 December 2004). Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- "Leicester's Olympian honoured . . . 100 years after her triumph", Leicester Mercury (24 March 2012). Retrieved 17 March 2015.
External links
- Jennie Fletcher at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Jennie Fletcher at Olympedia
- Jennie Fletcher at Olympics.com
На других языках
[de] Jennie Fletcher
Jennie Fletcher (* 19. März 1890 in Belgrave (Leicester); † 17. Januar 1968 in Teeswater, Ontario, Kanada) war eine britische Freistil-Schwimmerin, olympische Goldmedaillengewinnerin und ehemalige Weltrekordhalterin.- [en] Jennie Fletcher
[it] Jennie Fletcher
Jennie Fletcher (Leicester, 19 marzo 1890 – Teeswater, 17 gennaio 1968) è stata una nuotatrice britannica.[ru] Флетчер, Дженни
Дженни Флетчер (англ. Jennie Fletcher, 19 марта 1890 — 17 января 1968) — британская пловчиха, олимпийская чемпионка.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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