Charlotte Boyle (swimmer)
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Charlotte Duggan Boyle |
National team | United States |
Born | Honolulu, Hawaii | August 20, 1899
Died | October 3, 1990 Scottsville, New York | (aged 91)
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Backstroke |
Club | Women's Swimming Association |
Charlotte Duggan Boyle (August 20, 1899 – October 3, 1990), also known by her married name Charlotte Clune, was an American competition swimmer and world record-holder.[1] Boyle represented the United States at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium, where she competed in the women's 100-meter freestyle.[2] She was a former world record-holder in the 200-meter freestyle, and also set U.S. records in the now-forgotten plunge for distance event.[3]
Boyle was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Pioneer Swimmer" in 1988.[4]
See also[]
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- World record progression 200 metres freestyle
References[]
- ^ "Charlotte Boyle". Olympedia. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Charlotte Boyle. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
- ^ "Miss Boyle Breaks Record," The New York Times (August 10, 1917). Retrieved November 29, 2012.
- ^ International Swimmer Hall of Fame, Honorees, Charlotte Boyle (USA). Retrieved March 14, 2015.
External links[]
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- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Charlotte Boyle". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
- Charlotte Boyle (USA) – Honor Pioneer Swimmer profile at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
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- World record setters in swimming
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- Swimmers from Honolulu
- Sportspeople from New York City
- Swimmers at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- 20th-century American women
- 20th-century American people
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