Marguerite Mahieux

Marguerite Anglessy-Mahieux was a French competitive swimmer from Marseille in the 1920s and 1930s. She was a member of CN Marseille, and from 1934 of Chevalier Roze Sport de Marseille. She became four times winner of the Traversée de Paris à la nage and France long distance freestyle swimming championships.

Marguerite Mahieux

Mahieux after winning the Traversée de Paris à la nage in 1932
Personal information
Nationality	French
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	CN Marseille (until 1934) Chevalier Roze Sport de Marseille (1934)

Career

Her earliest main competition was the "Coupe de Noël de Marseille" on 25 December 1925. In 1926 she won with her team the bronze medal at the national championships in the 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay. In August she finished second in the crossing of the port of Marseille. She competed for the first time in the Traversée de Paris à la nage, an open water competition in Paris. She competed from then every year at the Traversée de Paris à la nage until 1934. The race she competed in was also the France long distance freestyle swimming championships. After finishing fourth in 1927, she won the women's race in 1929, 1930, 1931 and 1932; and so she became four times French national champion. In later years she finished third in 1933 and second in 1932. She won with her team the team event the "Petit Parisien Cup" in 1929, 1930, 1932 and 1933 after they finished second in 1928.

In 1932, 1933 and 1934 she won the bronze medal at the France 400m freestyle swimming championships.

Personal life

She married to M. Anglessy in 1932 or 1933.