Vera Julia Thulin (later ''Mirsky'', 7 June 1893 – 9 April 1974) was a

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who competed in the

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. She was eliminated in the first round of the 100 m event and finished fourth with the Swedish 4 × 100 m relay team. Her older sister

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competed in diving at the same Olympics. Vera Mirsky grav

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1893 births 1974 deaths Swedish female freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Sweden Swimmers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Uppsala Stockholms KK swimmers 20th-century Swedish women {{Sweden-swimming-bio-stub