Marcelle Humblot

Marcelle Humblot (11 January 1914 - 15 November 1988) was a French competitive swimmer from Nancy during the late 1920s and early 1930s. She was a member of Cercle des nageurs de Nancy and trained by M. Cordonnier and M. Neukomm. Later she was a member of Mouettes de Paris. She was specialized in the backstroke. She became national champion and multiple times national record holder.

Marcelle Humblot

Humblot in 1931
Personal information
Nationality	French
Born	(1914-01-11)11 January 1914 Viéville-sous-les-Côtes, France
Died	15 November 1988(1988-11-15) (aged 74) Marans, France
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	backstroke
Club	Cercle des nageurs de Nancy Mouettes de Paris

Biography

Her first achievements were in 1929. She won the championshpis of Alsace-Lorraine and finished third in the students championships in the 100 metre backstroke. She competed in the Traversée de Paris à la nage, an 11.5 kilometre open water race in Paris.

In 1930 she won the bronze medal at the France 100m backstroke swimming championships in a time of 1:35.6

In 1931 she broke two times the 200 metre backstroke national record; on 21 March (3:11.8) and 25 April (3:04.8). She also broke twice the 100 metre backstroke national record; on 12 May (1:26.6) and 12 July (1:25). In August she became national champion at the France 100m backstroke swimming championships with a time of 1:26.6. She became a member of the national team to compete at the 1931 European Aquatics Championships in Paris. In the 100 metre backstroke event, she reached the final and finished fifth in a time of 1:28.6.

In 1932 and 1933 she won the bronze medal at the national championships in the 100 metre backstroke event.

Next to swimming, Humblot worked as a seamstress.

Legacy

From 21 September to 21 October 2019, the name of Marcelle Humblot was proposed among four other personalities by the Town hall of the 4th arrondissement of Paris for the name of the new swimming pool. The option of Marcelle Humblot finished in second position by vote from people from Paris.