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Born | Antwerp, Belgium | 7 July 1940
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Sport | Swimming |
Irène Sweyd (born 7 July 1940) is a Belgian former swimmer. [1] She competed in the women's 100 metre freestyle at the 1956 Summer Olympics. [2]
Water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since the second games, in 1900. A women's water polo tournament was introduced for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Hungary has been the most successful country in men's tournament, while the United States is the only team to win multiple times at the women's tournament since its introduction. Italy was the first to win both the men's and women's water polo tournaments.
Irene Margaret MacDonald, was a Canadian athlete, sports executive and broadcaster from Hamilton, Ontario. She won Canada's first-ever Olympic diving medal, a bronze, at the 1956 Summer Games.
Isabella "Belle" McAlpine Moore, later known by her married name Belle Cameron, was a Scottish competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympics.
Irene Steer was a Welsh freestyle swimmer. She is one of only six Welsh women who have won Olympic gold medals, the others being Nicole Cooke, Jade Jones, Hannah Mills, Elinor Barker and Lauren Price. In 1912, Steer won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay and failed to reach the final of the individual 100 m race.
Frances Cowells Schroth was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. She represented the United States at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. She won the gold medal as member of the first-place U.S. team in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with Margaret Woodbridge, Irene Guest and Ethelda Bleibtrey. The American relay team set a new world record of 5:11.6 in the event final. Individually, she also won bronze medals for her third-place performances in the women's 100-meter freestyle (1:17.2) and the women's 300-meter freestyle (4:52.0).
Irene May Guest, also known by her married name Irene Loog, was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and world record-holder. 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. 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. 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.
Irene Catherine Pirie-Milton, née Irene Catherine Pirie, was a Canadian champion swimmer who competed internationally in freestyle events.
Irene Camber-Corno was an Italian fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition.
Carl Waino Alexander Linder was a Finnish-American long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1920 Summer Olympics. One year earlier, he won the Boston Marathon.
Sports Reference, LLC is an American company which operates several sports-related websites, including Sports-Reference.com, Baseball Reference for baseball, Basketball Reference for basketball, Hockey Reference for ice hockey, Pro Football Reference for American football, and FBref for association football (soccer). They also operate a subscription based service for statistics, called Stathead. Between 2008 and 2020, Sports Reference also provided pages for the Olympic Games and its competitors.
Irene Franchini is an Italian recurve and compound archer and part of the national team.
Irene Gilbert was a British swimmer. She competed in the women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Irene Marie Watler was a Canadian competitive swimmer from Surrey, British Columbia. She competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Irene Kwok is a Hong Kong former breaststroke swimmer. She competed in the women's 200 metre breaststroke at the 1952 Summer Olympics. She was the first woman to represent Hong Kong at the Olympics.
Irène Debrunner is a Swiss former freestyle swimmer. She competed in the women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Irene P. M. Muyanga is a Ugandan sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics. She was the first woman to represent Uganda at the Olympics.
Irene Robertson was an American hurdler. She competed in the 80 metres hurdles at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Irene Schuch was a German athlete. She competed in the women's discus throw at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Schuch died in Leipzig on 6 September 2023, at the age of 87.
Irene Viaene is an Argentine alpine skier. She competed in two events at the 1968 Winter Olympics.
Irene Castelli is an Italian former gymnast. She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics.