Margaret Woodbridge
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Full name | Margaret Darling Woodbridge | |||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||
Born | (1902-01-06)January 6, 1902 Detroit, Michigan | |||||||||||||||||
Died | February 23, 1995(1995-02-23) (aged 93) Brooklyn, New York | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||
Club | Detroit Athletic Club | |||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
See also
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay
References
- ^ "Margaret Woodbridge". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Margaret Woodbridge. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, United States Swimming at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games, Women's 300 metres Freestyle Final. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
- ^ "Margaret Woodbridge (USA)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
External links
- Margaret Woodbridge at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Margaret Woodrbridge (USA) – Honor Pioneer Swimmer – International Swimming Hall of Fame at the Wayback Machine (archived September 5, 2015)
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