Greta Andersen
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Competitor for the  Denmark |
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| Gold | 1948 London | 100 m freestyle | |
| Silver | 1948 London | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | |
Greta Andersen (born May 1, 1927) is a Dansh swimmer and olympic champion, later settled in Long Beach, California. She competed at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, where she received a gold medal in 100 m freestyle, and a silver medal in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.[1]
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[edit] Channel swimmer
Greta Andersen set the women's speed records both ways in the English Channel. (From France to England: 11 hours and 1 minute, and from England to France: 13 hours and 10 minutes).
She was the first person to swim the Santa Catalina Channel both ways.
[edit] World records
She set a world record in 100 yards in 1949, which was unbeaten until 1956. She set world records in 10 miles and in 25 miles.
[edit] Awards
She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1969.[2][3]
[edit] References
- ^ "1948 Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Swimming" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)
- ^ "ISHOF 1969 Honorees" – International Swimming Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)
- ^ "GRETA ANDERSEN (DEN) – 1969 Honor Swimmer" – International Swimming Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 3, 2008)
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