Marie-Thérèse Armentero (born 13 November 1965) is a Swiss swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 50 m freestyle at the

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. She competed at the

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and

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with the best achievement of sixth place in the 4 × 100 m medley relay in 1984. During 1986–88 she was studying and training at the

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. There she swam the fastest ever 50 m freestyle race in Canada, setting a

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(CIS) record that stood for at least 18 years. She also won a silver medal at the

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and nine Ontario Women's Interuniversity Athletic Association (OWIAA) and seven CIS titles. In 1988 she was chosen the CIS Female Swimmer of the Year. After retirement she competed in the masters category and in 2003 set a European record in the 50 m freestyle. In 2006, she was inducted to the University of Toronto Sports Hall of Fame.

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1965 births Living people Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Switzerland Swiss female freestyle swimmers University of Toronto alumni World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Summer World University Games medalists in swimming FISU World University Games silver medalists for Switzerland Medalists at the 1987 Summer Universiade 20th-century Swiss sportswomen {{Switzerland-swimming-bio-stub