Erecthée Bibiena Mélanie Marie "Bienna" Pélégry, later Boiteux (24 August 1899 – 18 January 1989), was a French

freestyle Freestyle may refer to: Brands * Reebok Freestyle, a women's athletic shoe * Ford Freestyle, an SUV automobile * Coca-Cola Freestyle, a vending machine * ICD Freestyle, a paintball marker * Abbott FreeStyle, a blood glucose monitor by Abbott La ...

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

who competed in the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

and in the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

. She was the sister of Salvator Pélégry and the mother of

Jean Boiteux Jean Boiteux (20 June 1933 – 11 April 2010) was a French freestyle swimmer. He competed at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won the 400 m event in 1952, breaking the Olympic record and becoming the first French swimmer to win an Olympi ...

. In 1924 she was a member of the French relay team which finished fifth in the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition. Four years later she finished again fifth with the French relay team in the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the Amsterdam Games.

References

External links

Bibienne Pélégry's profile at Sports Reference.com
1899 births 1989 deaths French female freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for France Swimmers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Women's World Games medalists 20th-century French women {{France-swimming-bio-stub