![Belle Moore, Jennie Fletcher, Annie Speirs, Irene Steer 1912](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Belle_Moore%2C_Jennie_Fletcher%2C_Annie_Speirs%2C_Irene_Steer_1912.jpg)
Annie Coupe Speirs (14 July 1889 – 26 October 1926), also known by her married name Annie Coombe, was a British 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 ...
who won a gold medal in the
women's 4×100-metre freestyle relay at the
1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...
in Stockholm, Sweden. Individually, she finished fifth in the
women's 100-metre freestyle event.
See also
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List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in swimming.
Current program
50 metre freestyle
100 metre freestyle
200 metre freestyle
400 metre freestyle
800 metre freestyle
1500 metre freestyle
100 metre backstroke
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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 which ...
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1889 births
1926 deaths
Sportspeople from Liverpool
English female swimmers
English Olympic medallists
English female freestyle swimmers
Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
Swimmers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain
Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
World record setters in swimming
Olympic gold medalists in swimming
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