Matilda Scheurich (July 11, 1910 – July 1983) was an American

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 ...

. She competed in the

women's 200 metre breaststroke A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female humans regardl ...

event at 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 ...

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* 1910 births 1983 deaths American female swimmers Olympic swimmers for the United States Swimmers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Swimmers from New York City American female breaststroke swimmers 20th-century American women {{US-swimming-bio-stub