Blanche Nash Explained

Blanche Emily Maynard Nash
Birth Date:	30 July 1902
Birth Place:	Cape Town, Cape Colony
Death Place:	Cape Town, South Africa

Blanche Nash (30 July 1902  - 19 June 1964) was a South African swimmer who was a national record holder in the 50 yards.^[1] She competed in the women's 100 metre freestyle and women's 300 metre freestyle events at the 1920 Summer Olympics.^[2] She was the first woman to represent South Africa at the Olympics.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Blanche Nash . Olympedia . 4 September 2021.
2. Barbara Nash Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418111834/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/na/barbara-nash-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 30 August 2016.
3. Web site: First female competitors at the Olympics by country . Olympedia . 14 June 2020.