Euphrasia Donnelly
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| Full name | Euphrasia Louise Donnelly | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | "Fraze" | ||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Born | June 6, 1905 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | May 20, 1963 (aged 57) Warsaw, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Hoosier Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Euphrasia Louise "Fraze" Donnelly (June 6, 1905 – May 20, 1963) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.[1] Donnelly represented the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, where she won a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay event.[2] Donnelly and her American relay teammates Gertrude Ederle, Ethel Lackie and Mariechen Wehselau set a new world record in the event final of 4:58.8.[2][3]
Donnelly was born on June 6, 1905, in Indianapolis to Maurice Donnelly and Sarah Jane McCarthy.[4] She was one of seven children: Maurice, Eileen, Mary, Cecile, Virginia, and Crawford. Fraze (as she was called by her family and friends) was known for her athleticism and quick sense of humor. She later went on to work as an instructor at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.[5] On November 1, 1934, she married Bruce Raymond Bungard,[4] a fireman.[6]
See also
[edit]- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay
References
[edit]- ^ "Euphrasia Donnelly". Olympedia. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fraze Donnelly". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "United States Swimming at the 1924 Paris Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
- ^ a b Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001
- ^ 1930 United States Federal Census
- ^ U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
External links
[edit]- Euphrasia Donnelly – Olympic Games results at databaseOlympics.com
- Euphrasia Donnelly – profile at The Blackburn Family Association
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