Mariechen Wehselau
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| Full name | Mariechen M. Wehselau | |||||||||||||||
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 United States
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May 15, 1906 Honolulu, Hawaii |
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| Died | July 12, 1992 (aged 86) Honolulu, Hawaii |
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||
| Club | Outrigger Canoe Club | |||||||||||||||
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Mariechen M. Wehselau (May 15, 1906 – July 12, 1992), also known by her married name Mariechen Jackson, was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.
Wehselau represented the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. She won a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with American teammates Euphrasia Donnelly, Gertrude Ederle and Ethel Lackie. The U.S. relay team set a new world record of 4:58.8 in the event final. Individually, she also received a silver medal for her second-place performance in the women's 100-meter freestyle, finishing with a time of 1:12.8, immediately behind American teammate Ethel Lackie.
Wehselau was inducted as an "Honor Pioneer Swimmer" into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1989. She died in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1992.
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