Gleitze, Mercedes, 1900-1981
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- Carey, Mercedes, 1900-1981
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1900-11-18
Death Date
- 1981-02-09
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Mercedes Gleitze Homes (Organization)
Birth Place
- Brighton (England)
Associated Locale
- Gibraltar, Strait of
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
Occupation
(wikidata) Open water swimmer
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Sources
- found: Life, universe, solar system and funda energy, 2008?:p.1 (Mercedes Gleitze, 1900-1981; swimmer, philanthropist, philosopher)
- found: Wikipedia, 7 Oct. 2022(Mercedes Carey, born Mercedes Gleitze on 18 November 1900 in Brighton, England, died 9 February 1981 in London, England, aged 80; British professional swimmer; she was the first known person to swim the Straits of Gibraltar and the first British woman to swim the English Channel; Gleitze established endurance records for swimming including a record of 46 hours in 1932; she was able to raise funds to found the Mercedes Gleitze Homes in Leicester [England]) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_Gleitze
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Change Notes
- 2009-04-08: new
- 2022-10-11: revised
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