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Jennie Fletcher

1890 - 1968

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Jennie Fletcher (19 March 1890 – 17 January 1968), later known by her married name Jennie Hyslop, was a British competitive swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, and former world record-holder. In 1905 she set a new world record in the 100-yard freestyle that stood for seven years. She was selected for the 1908 Olympics, but the women's swimming events were cancelled due to a shortage of participants. At the 1912 Summer Olympics, she won a gold medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay and a bronze medal in the individual 100-metre freestyle race. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jennie Fletcher is the 145th most popular swimmer (down from 134th in 2019), the 4,882nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,097th in 2019) and the 7th most popular British Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Jennie Fletcher ranks 145 out of 709. Before her are Cecil Healy, Warren Kealoha, Clare Dennis, Carl Robie, Fernand Feyaerts, and Alexander Popov. After her are Harold Hardwick, Jeannette Campbell, Sharon Stouder, Jim Montgomery, Eleanor Garatti, and Josephine McKim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Jennie Fletcher ranks 230. Before her are Princess Victoria Margaret of Prussia, Bess Meredyth, Virginie Hériot, Eoin O'Duffy, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Hubert Stevens. After her are Myra Hess, Fred M. Vinson, John Rupert Firth, Edgar Kennedy, Marc Connelly, and Aimee Semple McPherson. Among people deceased in 1968, Jennie Fletcher ranks 245. Before her are Carl Bertilsson, Panagiotis Poulitsas, Nikolai Stepulov, Elvia Carrillo Puerto, Oswald Zappelli, and Harry Hebner. After her are Virgilio Levratto, Marcel Pinel, Alexander Hall, Robert Burks, Harold Nicolson, and Little Willie John.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jennie Fletcher ranks 4,883 out of 8,785. Before her are Douglas Slocombe (1913), Cathleen Nesbitt (1888), David Seidler (1937), Anthony Taylor (1978), Four Tet (1978), and Isaac Hempstead Wright (1999). After her are Myra Hess (1890), Susanna Clarke (1959), Spencer Davis (1939), Mary Midgley (1919), Frederick Rolfe (1860), and N. G. L. Hammond (1907).

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Among SWIMMERS In United Kingdom

Among swimmers born in United Kingdom, Jennie Fletcher ranks 7. Before her are Frederick Holman (1885), John Arthur Jarvis (1872), Henry Taylor (1885), Murray Rose (1939), John Derbyshire (1878), and Belle Moore (1894). After her are Irene Steer (1889), Lucy Morton (1898), Valerie Davies (1912), Annie Speirs (1889), Hilda James (1904), and Judy Grinham (1939).

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