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Margaret Woodbridge

1902 - 1995

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Margaret Darling Woodbridge (January 6, 1902 – February 23, 1995), also known by her married name Margaret Presley, was an American competition swimmer for the Detroit Athletic Club, a 1920 Antwerp Olympic gold medalist, and a world record-holder. She was a member of the first U.S. Olympic Women's swimming team. Swimming for the Detroit Athletic Club, she finished first at the Women's Aquatic Club 4-mile swim in Michigan with a time of 1:09.13, over two minutes ahead of her closest competitor, Euphrasia Donnely. The four mile route went from the Fellowcraft Athletic Club to the Detroit Boat Club. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Margaret Woodbridge is the 54th most popular swimmer (up from 75th in 2019), the 6,401st most popular biography from United States (up from 8,144th in 2019) and the 24th most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Margaret Woodbridge ranks 54 out of 709. Before her are Willy den Ouden, Steve Clark, Kusuo Kitamura, Kathy Ellis, Pontus Hanson, and Erich Rademacher. After her are Gérard Blitz, Greta Andersen, Helene Madison, Hilde Schrader, Clarke Scholes, and Jeff Farrell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Margaret Woodbridge ranks 215. Before her are Gyula Illyés, Jean Grémillon, Son House, Juan José Tramutola, David Arellano, and Emeric Pressburger. After her are Afife Jale, Veli Saarinen, Flora Robson, Ferdinand Marian, Nikolay Kamov, and Kustaa Pihlajamäki. Among people deceased in 1995, Margaret Woodbridge ranks 196. Before her are Sterling Morrison, Gavriil Kachalin, József Bencsics, Francesco Camusso, Emmanuel Roblès, and Alexander Knox. After her are Margita Figuli, Eiji Okada, Shura Cherkassky, Georges Candilis, Bryan Johnson, and Laurindo Almeida.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Margaret Woodbridge ranks 6,402 out of 20,380. Before her are Levon Helm (1940), Christine Elise (1965), Eddie Slovik (1920), Stephen Allen Benson (1816), James Marsters (1962), and Otis Rush (1934). After her are Brett Cullen (1956), Mary Anderson (1859), Tranquilo Cappozzo (1918), Francis Collins (1950), Camille Paglia (1947), and Victor J. Stenger (1935).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Margaret Woodbridge ranks 24. Before her are Bill Tuttle (1882), Yoshi Oyakawa (1933), Aileen Riggin (1906), Charles Daniels (1885), Steve Clark (1943), and Kathy Ellis (1946). After her are Helene Madison (1913), Clarke Scholes (1930), Jeff Farrell (1937), David Hammond (1881), Cathy Carr (1954), and Ford Konno (1933).

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