Susan McGreivy explained
| Susan McGreivy |
| Fullname: | Susan McGreivy |
| Strokes: | Freestyle |
| Club: | Walter Reed Swim Club |
| Birth Date: | October 24, 1939 |
| Birth Place: | San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Death Date: | [1] |
| Height: | 5feet |
| Weight: | 128lb |
Susan Douglas McGreivy (née Gray; October 24, 1939 - November 30, 2019) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.[2] She competed in the preliminary heats of the women's 400-meter freestyle, and posted a time of 5:16.7.[2] [3]
McGreivy became a lesbian activist and civil rights attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Southern California.[4] [5] She had a "leading role" in a range of ACLU gay and lesbian civil rights issues, including a case against the Boy Scouts of America, a defense of the Gay Games against the United States Olympic Committee, and defense of the Norton Sound Eight.[4]
Notes and References
- https://gaygames.org/latest-news/8773532 Susan McGreivy's obituary
- Susan Gray . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418081228/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/susan-gray-1.html . dead . April 18, 2020 . January 27, 2013.
- Swimming at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Freestyle Round One . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417045625/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1956/SWI/womens-400-metres-freestyle-round-one.html . dead . April 17, 2020 . January 27, 2013.
- http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8rb75cf/entire_text/ Finding aid to the Susan McGreivy papers, 1975-1990 Coll2012.138
- http://gaygames.org/wp/2013/09/21/russian-lgbtsports-federation-among-those-honored-by-federation-of-gay-games-legacy-awards-olympic-athlete-and-civil-rights-advocate-susan-mcgreivy-and-lgbt-sports-pioneer-jean-nickolaus-tretter-als/ Russian #LGBTSports Federation among those honored by Federation of Gay Games Legacy Awards; Olympic athlete and civil rights advocate Susan McGreivy and LGBT sports pioneer Jean-Nickolaus Tretter also to be honored
