Gisèle Colette

Gisèle Henriette Marie Colette (1 April 1920 — 2 October 2002) was a French swimmer during the 1930s.[1] She specialized in the breaststroke. She was a member of Club des Nageurs de Paris.[2]

Gisèle Colette
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born(1920-04-01)1 April 1920
Bagnères-de-Bigorre, France
Died2 October 2003(2003-10-02) (aged 83)
Marseille, France
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesbreaststroke
ClubClub des Nageurs de Paris

Colette became in 1935 France national championships in the 200 metre breaststroke in a time of 3:32.8. A year later in 1936, she finished won the silver medal at the national chamionships. With a time of 3:27.4, she was 0.4 seconds behind Françoise Letellier.[2]

References

  1. COLLETTE Gisele Henriette Marie, Fichier des décès
  2. 2.0 2.1 Velez, Anne (2010). "LES FILLES DE L'EAU. UNE HISTOIRE DES FEMMES ET DE LA NATATION EN FRANCE(1905-1939)" (PDF). Université d’Angers (in français). Retrieved 10 November 2022 – via tel.archives-ouvertes.fr.