Annie Speirs
Appearance
![]() Annie Speirs in 1912 | ||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Born | 14 July 1889 Liverpool, England | |||||||||||
Died | 26 October 1926 (aged 37) Liverpool, England | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
Club | Liverpool Ladies SC | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Annie Coupe Speirs (14 July 1889 – 26 October 1926), also known by her married name Annie Coombe, was a British competition swimmer who won a gold medal in the women's 4×100-metre freestyle relay at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Individually, she finished fifth in the women's 100-metre freestyle event.[1]
See also[edit]
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay
References[edit]
- ^ "Annie Speirs". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
External links[edit]
- Annie Speirs at Olympics.com
- Annie Speirs at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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Categories:
- 1889 births
- 1926 deaths
- Sportspeople from Liverpool
- English female swimmers
- English Olympic medallists
- English female freestyle swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
- Swimmers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain
- Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- World record setters in swimming
- Olympic gold medalists in swimming
- British swimming Olympic medallist stubs