Daisy Curwen
Daisy Curwen (6 December 1889 – 25 June 1982)[1] was a former British swimmer world record holder in the 100 m freestyle. Curwen competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, but could not start in the final race any more due to an appendectomy during the event. She was born in Liverpool, Merseyside.
References
- Daisy Curwen at Olympedia
- Daisy Curwen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Daisy Curwen at the International Olympic Committee
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| Preceded by Claire Guttenstein |
Women's 100 m freestyle world record-holder (long course) 29 September 1911 – 9 July 1912 |
Succeeded by Fanny Durack |
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