Marilee Stepan
Stepan in 1952 | ||||||||||||
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Full name | Mary Louise Stepan | |||||||||||
Nickname | "Marilee" | |||||||||||
National team | United States | |||||||||||
Born | (1935-02-02)February 2, 1935 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |||||||||||
Died | December 15, 2021(2021-12-15) (aged 86) Winnetka, Illinois, U.S. | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||
Club | Lake Shore Athletic Club | |||||||||||
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Mary Louise Stepan (February 2, 1935 – December 15, 2021) was an American competition swimmer and Olympic medalist. As a 17-year-old, Stepan represented the United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.[1] She received a bronze medal as a member of the third-place U.S. team in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with teammates Jackie LaVine, Jody Alderson and Evelyn Kawamoto.[1][2] Individually, Stepan also competed in the women's 100-meter freestyle, advanced to the event final, and finished seventh overall with a time of 1:08.0.[1][3]
Stepan later married Richard Wehman and had four children.[4] She was also a member of the United States Olympic Committee.[4] Stepan died in Winnetka, Illinois, on December 15, 2021, at the age of 86.[5]
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
References
- ^ a b c Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Marilee Stepan. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, United States Swimming at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games, Women's 100 metres Freestyle Final. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ a b "For the Love of Sports, Education and the North Shore," MakeItBetter.com (2009). Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ "Marilee Stepan". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
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