Charlotte Boyle (swimmer)
Encyclopedia
Charlotte Duggan Boyle (-Clune) (born August 20, 1899 in New York, New York; died October 3, 1990 in Scottsville, New York
) was an American
swimmer
. Boyle competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics
in Antwerpen and was a former world record holder in the 200 m freestyle. She also set U.S. records in the now-forgotten plunge for distance
event.
Scottsville, New York
Scottsville is a village in southwestern Monroe County, New York, United States, and is in the northeastern part of the Town of Wheatland. The population was 2,128 at the 2000 census. The village is named after an early settler, Isaac Scott...
) was an American
People of the United States
The people of the United States, also known as simply Americans or American people, are the inhabitants or citizens of the United States. The United States is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different ethnic and national backgrounds...
swimmer
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
. Boyle competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....
in Antwerpen and was a former world record holder in the 200 m freestyle. She also set U.S. records in the now-forgotten plunge for distance
Plunge for distance
The plunge for distance is a diving event which enjoyed its greatest popularity in the 19th and early part of the 20th century, even being included as an official event in the 1904 Summer Olympics. By the 1920s, it began to lose its popularity and slowly disappeared from U.S...
event.
External links
- Charlotte Boyle biography and Olympic results, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2010-01-28.