Henriette Gardelle

Henriette Gardelle (1905 - April 1928) was a French competitive swimmer from Paris. She was a member of Mouettes de Paris and later of Club des Nageurs de Paris and Swimming Club de Paris.[1][2]

Henriette Gardelle
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Gardelle in 1919
Personal information
NationalityFrance
Born
19050s births: 19050-19051-19052-19053-19054-19055-19056-19057-19058-19059
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DiedApril 1928(1928-04-00) (aged 22–23)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubMouettes de Paris
Club des Nageurs de Paris
Swimming Club de Paris

Biography

Gardelle participated for the first time in the Traversée de Lille à la nage [fr], an main open water competition in Paris in 1918. In 1921 and 1922 she finished second behind her sister Juliette Gardelle. She won the Traversée de Lille à la nage [fr] organized by the S.N.E.N. four times in 1923, 1924, 1925 and 1926 and became these years champion of Paris.[1]

Personal life

Gardelle was born in 1905. Her sisters Juliette, Renée and Ella were also swimmers. She married to rower Mr. Prévost. She worked in a silk factory. Gardelle died young in April 1928. On 27 April she was burried at the cemetery of Joinville-le-Pont.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 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.
  2. "Marceline Wurtz (1909-1927)". data.bnf.fr (in français). Retrieved 3 January 2023.

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