Claire Guttenstein, née Frick then Guttenstein, then Gutt (September 19, 1886 – 1948)[1] was a Belgian swimmer from the early twentieth century, and was the first Belgian female to represent her country in the Olympic Games[2] and an ex-world record holder in swimming.[3]
In the period from October 2, 1910 to 29 September 1911, Guttenstein was the world record holder at 100 meters freestyle, with a time of 1:26.6.[6] During this period, she was known for being victorious in many races with men.[7] During the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, twenty-four-year-old Guttenstein swam in one competition, the 100 meters freestyle, where she finished in fifth place in the third qualifying race and was eliminated from further competition, she was the oldest out of all the swimmers in this event.[8]
In the early 1920s her husband decided to change their surname to Gutt.[5] In 1940, she convinced her husband to leave Belgium; In London, Camille would play an important role in the Belgian government in exile,[4] Claire herself remained in Brussels where she headed the charity Secours d'hiver.[5]
claire, guttenstein, née, frick, then, guttenstein, then, gutt, september, 1886, 1948, belgian, swimmer, from, early, twentieth, century, first, belgian, female, represent, country, olympic, games, world, record, holder, swimming, 1910, paris, born, saint, jos. Claire Guttenstein nee Frick then Guttenstein then Gutt September 19 1886 1948 1 was a Belgian swimmer from the early twentieth century and was the first Belgian female to represent her country in the Olympic Games 2 and an ex world record holder in swimming 3 Claire Guttenstein in 1910 in Paris Born in Saint Josse ten Noode she met economist Camille Guttenstein while he studied at the Free University of Brussels they shared the same interest in theatre and they married in 1906 she went on to have three sons Etienne Francois and Jean Max 4 5 In the period from October 2 1910 to 29 September 1911 Guttenstein was the world record holder at 100 meters freestyle with a time of 1 26 6 6 During this period she was known for being victorious in many races with men 7 During the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm twenty four year old Guttenstein swam in one competition the 100 meters freestyle where she finished in fifth place in the third qualifying race and was eliminated from further competition she was the oldest out of all the swimmers in this event 8 In the early 1920s her husband decided to change their surname to Gutt 5 In 1940 she convinced her husband to leave Belgium In London Camille would play an important role in the Belgian government in exile 4 Claire herself remained in Brussels where she headed the charity Secours d hiver 5 See also EditWorld record progression 100 metres freestyleReferences Edit Claire Guttenstein Olympics at Sports Reference com Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 3 September 2017 Claire Guttenstein Olympedia Retrieved 8 June 2021 First female competitors at the Olympics by country Olympedia Retrieved 10 June 2020 a b Dictionnaire des femmes belges XIXe et XXe siecles by Eliane Gubin Lannoo Uitgeverij 2006 p 261 262 a b c Crombois Jean 2015 Camille Gutt and Postwar International Finance Routledge p 141 ISBN 978 1317323648 100 meters freestyle zwemmenindepolder nl Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 Retrieved 3 September 2017 Mother may I go out and swim The Salt Lake Tribune September 10 1911 p 31 Retrieved April 16 2017 via Newspapers com Swimming at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games Women s 100 metres Freestyle Round One Olympics at Sports Reference com Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 3 September 2017 RecordsPreceded byMartha Gerstung Women s 100 m freestyleworld record holder long course 2 October 1910 29 September 1911 Succeeded byDaisy Curwen Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Claire Guttenstein amp oldid 1156930690, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
