Irene May Guest (July 22, 1900 – June 14, 1970), also known by her married name Irene Loog, was an American competition
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 ...
, Olympic champion, and world record-holder. She represented the United States as a 19-year-old at the
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...
in Antwerp, Belgium, where she received a pair of medals.
[Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes]
Irene Guest
. Retrieved November 29, 2012. Guest received her first medal in the
women's 100-meter freestyle in which she finished second behind fellow American
Ethelda Bleibtrey, earning a silver medal with a time of 1:17.0.
[ In the women's 4×100 metres freestyle relay, she won a gold medal with U.S. teammates Bleibtrey, Frances Schroth and ]Margaret Woodbridge
Margaret Darling Woodbridge (January 6, 1902 – February 23, 1995), also known by her married name Margaret Presley, was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and world record-holder.
She represented the United States at the 1920 S ...
in a new world-record time of 5:11.6.[Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports]
United States Swimming at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games
. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
Guest was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "honor pioneer swimmer" in 1990.
See also
* List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
The International Swimming Hall of Fame
The International Swimming Hall of Fame and Museum (ISHOF) is a history museum and hall of fame, located at One Hall of Fame Drive, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, operated by private interests a ...
* List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
* World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay
This article includes the world record progression for the 4×100 metres freestyle relay, and it shows the chronological history of world record times in that competitive swimming event. The 4×100 metres freestyle relay is a relay event in whic ...
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1900 births
1970 deaths
American female freestyle swimmers
World record setters in swimming
Olympic gold medalists for the United States in swimming
Olympic silver medalists for the United States in swimming
Swimmers from Philadelphia
Swimmers at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
20th-century American women
20th-century American people
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