Thérèse Blondeau Explained

Birth Date:4 December 1913
Birth Place:Épinal, France
Strokes:Backstroke

Thérèse Blondeau (December 4, 1913  - June 28, 2013)[1] was a French swimmer who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. She failed to advance beyond the first round of the women's 100 metre backstroke event.[2] She had swum previously at the 1934 European Aquatics Championships in Magdeburg, Germany and was one of the last two surviving French participants at the 1936 Summer Olympics, along with Noël Vandernotte.[3] She was born in Épinal.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: La nageuse Thérèse Blondeau, dernière Bleue de Berlin 1936, est décédée à l’âge de 99 ans. French. Senioractu.com. 2013-07-09. 2013-07-12.
  2. Web site: Gjerde. Arild. Jeroen Heijmans . Bill Mallon . Hilary Evans . Thérèse Blondeau Biography and Olympic Results. Olympics. Sports Reference.com. March 23, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417195851/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bl/therese-blondeau-1.html. dead. April 17, 2020. 2011-05-14.
  3. Web site: Lietout. Pascal. Blondeau, the swimmer spied on by Hitler. Reuters. 2011-03-10. 2011-05-14. fr.

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