Charlotte Boyle (swimmer) explained

Charlotte Boyle
Fullname:	Charlotte Duggan Boyle
National Team:	United States
Strokes:	Backstroke
Club:	Women's Swimming Association
Birth Date:	August 20, 1899
Birth Place:	Honolulu, Hawaii
Death Place:	Scottsville, New York
Height:	5feet

Charlotte Duggan Boyle (August 20, 1899 – October 3, 1990), also known by her married name Charlotte Clune, was an American competition swimmer and world record-holder.^[1] Boyle represented the United States at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium, where she competed in the women's 100-meter freestyle.^[2] She was a former world record-holder in the 200-meter freestyle, and also set U.S. records in the now-forgotten plunge for distance event.^[3]

Boyle was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Pioneer Swimmer" in 1988.^[4]

See also

• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• World record progression 200 metres freestyle

External links

• Charlotte Boyle. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418093238/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/charlotte-boyle-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18 .
• Charlotte Boyle (USA) – Honor Pioneer Swimmer profile at the International Swimming Hall of Fame

Notes and References

1. Web site: Charlotte Boyle . Olympedia . 4 September 2021.
2. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Charlotte Boyle. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
3. " Miss Boyle Breaks Record," The New York Times (August 10, 1917). Retrieved November 29, 2012.
4. International Swimmer Hall of Fame, Honorees, Charlotte Boyle (USA). Retrieved March 14, 2015.