Marceline Wurtz
Marceline Wurtz (1909 - June 1927) was a French competitive swimmer from Paris. She was a member of Mouettes de Paris.[1][2]
 Wurtz in 1921 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | France |
| Born | 1909 |
| Died | (aged 18) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Club | Mouettes de Paris |
Biography
changeWurtz started swimming a at young age. Already in 1913, at the age of four, she competed in a 50 metre event of the Nouveau Cirque in Paris and in 1917 she took part in the youth 100 metre eventduring the Mouettes championships in Nogent-le-Perreux. From 16 May to 26 May she took part in major meetings of the Nouveau Cirque.[1]
From 1919 she competed in main swimming competitions. She finished third at the 1919 championships of Paris in the 100 metre breaststroke event. In 1920 she won the women's Traversée de Lille à la nage. After competing for the first time in the Traversée de Paris à la nage in 1920, she finished second in the women's category in 1922.[1]
Personal life
changeWurtz was born in 1909. Her father (born in 1875) was three times wounded in the war. Her sister was Olympic swimmer Suzanne Wurtz.[1]
Wurtz died in June 1927 from typhoid fever at the age of 18.[2]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Marceline Wurtz (1909-1927)". data.bnf.fr (in French). Retrieved 3 January 2023.