Jennie Fletcher
![]() Jennie Fletcher, c. 1905 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Jennie Fletcher | |||||||||||||||||
National team | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||
Born | (1890-03-19)19 March 1890 Belgrave, Leicester, England | |||||||||||||||||
Died | 17 January 1968(1968-01-17) (aged 77) Teeswater, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||
Club | Leicester Ladies SC | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jennie Fletcher (19 March 1890 – 17 January 1968), later known by her married name Jennie Hyslop, was a British competitive swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, and former world record-holder.[1] In 1905 she set a new world record in the 100-yard freestyle that stood for seven years.[2] She was selected for the 1908 Olympics, but the women's swimming events were cancelled due to a shortage of participants. [3] At the 1912 Summer Olympics, she won a gold medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay and a bronze medal in the individual 100-metre freestyle race.[4] In 1971 she was inducted to the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer".[5]
Fletcher was born in an underprivileged family of 11 siblings and had to combine swimming with daily 12-hour work.[5] In 1913 she began teaching swimming in Leicester, which ended her competitive career as she turned from an amateur into a professional. In 1917, she married and immigrated to Canada, where she gave birth to a daughter and five sons.[6][7]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Belle_Moore%2C_Jennie_Fletcher%2C_Annie_Speirs%2C_Irene_Steer_1912.jpg/400px-Belle_Moore%2C_Jennie_Fletcher%2C_Annie_Speirs%2C_Irene_Steer_1912.jpg)
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
- ^ "Jennie Fletcher". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Timeline of Women's Swimming History" (PDF). ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2010.
- ^ "Jennie Fletcher". Swimming.org.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Jennie Fletcher Archived 29 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Jennie Fletcher (GBR)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ "Champion swimmer finally honoured", BBC.com (14 December 2004). Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ "Leicester's Olympian honoured . . . 100 years after her triumph", Leicester Mercury (24 March 2012). Retrieved 17 March 2015.
External links
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- Jennie Fletcher at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Jennie Fletcher at Olympedia
- Jennie Fletcher at Olympics.com
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- 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)