Margit Bratt

Margit Bratt (born c. 1900s) was a Swedish swimmer. She was a swimmer in the earliest era of women's competitive swimming during the early 20th-century.

Margit Bratt
Personal information
Bornc. 1900s
Sweden
Sport
Sportswimming

She was selected to represent Sweden at the 1922 Women's Olympiad, the earliest international women’s swimming championships. She won the gold medal in the 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay event together with Hjördis Töpel, Carin Nilsson and Aina Berg. With a time of 2:25 they were faster than the Netherlands (2:29) and the United Kingdom.[1][2][3]

References

  1. "Zwemmen. Onze zwemsters in Monte Carlo". De Tijd (in Nederlands). 24 April 1922. Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via Delpher.
  2. "Hollandsche zwemsters te Monte Carlo". Algemeen Handelsblad (in Nederlands). 26 April 1922. Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via Delpher.
  3. 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.