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Irene Guest
American swimmer (1900–1970) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Irene May Guest (July 22, 1900 – June 14, 1970), also known by her married name Irene Loog, was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and world record-holder.[1] She represented the United States as a 19-year-old at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium, where she received a pair of medals.[2] Guest received her first medal in the women's 100-meter freestyle in which she finished second behind fellow American Ethelda Bleibtrey, earning a silver medal with a time of 1:17.0.[2][3] In the women's 4×100 metres freestyle relay, she won a gold medal with U.S. teammates Bleibtrey, Frances Schroth and Margaret Woodbridge in a new world-record time of 5:11.6.[2][4]
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Full name | Irene May Guest | |||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||
Born | (1900-07-22)July 22, 1900 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
Died | June 14, 1970(1970-06-14) (aged 69) Ocean Gate, New Jersey, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||
Club | Meadowbrook Club | |||||||||||||||||
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Guest was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "honor pioneer swimmer" in 1990.[5]