Mary Louise Stepan (February 2, 1935 – December 15, 2021) 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 ...

and Olympic medalist. As a 17-year-old, Stepan represented the United States at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

in Helsinki.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes
Marilee Stepan
Retrieved November 26, 2012. She received a bronze medal as a member of the third-place U.S. team in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with teammates Jackie LaVine, Jody Alderson and Evelyn Kawamoto. Individually, Stepan also competed in the women's 100-meter freestyle, advanced to the event final, and finished seventh overall with a time of 1:08.0. Stepan later married Richard Wehman and had four children. For the Love of Sports, Education and the North Shore
" MakeItBetter.com (2009). Retrieved November 26, 2012. She was also a member of the United States Olympic Committee. Stepan died in Winnetka, Illinois, on December 15, 2021, at the age of 86.

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1935 births 2021 deaths 21st-century American women American female freestyle swimmers Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in swimming Swimmers from Chicago Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics {{US-swimming-bio-stub

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