Margaret Woodbridge
American swimmer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Margaret Darling Woodbridge (January 6, 1902 – February 23, 1995), also known by her married name Margaret Presley, was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and world record-holder.[1]
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Full name | Margaret Darling Woodbridge | |||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||
Born | (1902-01-06)January 6, 1902 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
Died | February 23, 1995(1995-02-23) (aged 93) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||
Club | Detroit Athletic Club | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She represented the United States at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.[2] She won the gold medal as member of the winning U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay.[2][3] Woodbridge and her American relay teammates Frances Schroth, Irene Guest and Ethelda Bleibtrey set a new world record of 5:11.6 in the event final.[2] Individually, Woodbridge received a silver medal for her second-place performance in the women's 300-meter freestyle, finishing behind American teammate Ethelda Bleibtrey, in a time of 4:42.8.[2][4]
Woodbridge was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Pioneer Swimmer" in 1989.[5]