Henriette Delrue was a French competitive swimmer from Tourcoing during the late 1910s and early 1920s. She was specialized in the backstroke and freestyle. Delrue was a member of Enfants de Neptune de Tourcoing. She was the national record holder in the 100 metre backstroke and won medals at the national swimming championships.[1]

Henriette Delrue
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesbackstroke, freestyle
ClubEnfants de Neptune de Tourcoing

Swimming career

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In 1919 she participated at the national swimming championships in Lille. In 1921 she became national record holder in the 100 metre backstroke with a time of 1:48.4 she set in Tourcoing on 31 July. The next month at the national championships she won the silver medal in the inaugural 100 metre backstroke with a time of 1:53.2 behind Irma Burr. She won another silver medal in the inaugural 400 metre freestyle with a time of 8:30.4 behind Ernestine Lebrun. In 1923 she won with her team at the national championships the silver medal in the 250 metre freestyle relay.[1]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Velez, Anne (2010). "LES FILLES DE L'EAU. UNE HISTOIRE DES FEMMES ET DE LA NATATION EN FRANCE(1905-1939)" (PDF). Université d’Angers (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2022 – via tel.archives-ouvertes.fr.