Annie Speirs
British swimmer
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Born | 14 July 1889 Liverpool, England | |||||||||||
Died | 26 October 1926 (aged 37) Liverpool, England | |||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
Club | Liverpool Ladies SC | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Annie Coupe Speirs (14 July 1889 – 26 October 1926), also known by her married name Annie Coombe, was a British competition swimmer who won a gold medal in the women's 4×100-metre freestyle relay at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Individually, she finished fifth in the women's 100-metre freestyle event.[1]
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay
References
- ^ "Annie Speirs". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
External links
- Annie Speirs at Olympics.com
- Annie Speirs at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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Olympic champions in women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
- 1912:
Belle Moore, Jennie Fletcher, Annie Speirs, Irene Steer (GBR)
- 1920:
Margaret Woodbridge, Frances Schroth, Irene Guest, Ethelda Bleibtrey (USA)
- 1924:
Euphrasia Donnelly, Gertrude Ederle, Ethel Lackie, Mariechen Wehselau (USA)
- 1928:
Adelaide Lambert, Albina Osipowich, Eleanor Saville, Martha Norelius (USA)
- 1932:
Helen Johns, Eleanor Saville, Josephine McKim, Helene Madison (USA)
- 1936:
Jopie Selbach, Tini Wagner, Willy den Ouden, Rie Mastenbroek (NED)
- 1948:
Marie Corridon, Thelma Kalama, Brenda Helser, Ann Curtis (USA)
- 1952:
Ilona Novák, Judit Temes, Éva Novák-Gerard, Katalin Szőke (HUN)
- 1956:
Dawn Fraser, Faith Leech, Sandra Morgan, Lorraine Crapp (AUS)
- 1960:
Joan Spillane, Shirley Stobs, Carolyn Wood, Chris von Saltza (USA)
- 1964:
Sharon Stouder, Donna de Varona, Lillian Watson, Kathy Ellis (USA)
- 1968:
Jane Barkman, Linda Gustavson, Susan Pedersen, Jan Henne (USA)
- 1972:
Shirley Babashoff, Jane Barkman, Jenny Kemp, Sandy Neilson (USA)
- 1976:
Kim Peyton, Jill Sterkel, Shirley Babashoff, Wendy Boglioli (USA)
- 1980:
Barbara Krause, Caren Metschuck, Ines Diers, Sarina Hülsenbeck (GDR)
- 1984:
Jenna Johnson, Carrie Steinseifer, Dara Torres, Nancy Hogshead (USA)
- 1988:
Kristin Otto, Katrin Meissner, Daniela Hunger, Manuela Stellmach (GDR)
- 1992:
Nicole Haislett, Angel Martino, Jenny Thompson, Dara Torres, Ashley Tappin, Crissy Ahmann-Leighton (USA)
- 1996:
Angel Martino, Amy Van Dyken, Catherine Fox, Jenny Thompson, Lisa Jacob, Melanie Valerio (USA)
- 2000:
Amy Van Dyken, Courtney Shealy, Jenny Thompson, Dara Torres, Erin Phenix, Ashley Tappin (USA)
- 2004:
Alice Mills, Libby Lenton, Petria Thomas, Jodie Henry, Sarah Ryan (AUS)
- 2008:
Inge Dekker, Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Femke Heemskerk, Marleen Veldhuis, Hinkelien Schreuder, Manon van Rooijen (NED)
- 2012:
Alicia Coutts, Cate Campbell, Brittany Elmslie, Melanie Schlanger, Emily Seebohm, Yolane Kukla, Libby Trickett (AUS)
- 2016:
Emma McKeon, Brittany Elmslie, Bronte Campbell, Cate Campbell, Madison Wilson (AUS)
- 2020:
Bronte Campbell, Meg Harris, Emma McKeon, Cate Campbell, Mollie O'Callaghan, Madison Wilson (AUS)
- 2024:
Mollie O'Callaghan, Shayna Jack, Emma McKeon, Meg Harris, Olivia Wunsch, Bronte Campbell (AUS)
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