Henriette Gardelle
 Gardelle in 1919 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | France |
| Born | 1905 |
| Died | April 1928 (aged 22–23) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Club | Mouettes de Paris Club des Nageurs de Paris Swimming Club de Paris |
Henriette Gardelle (1905 - April 1928) was a French competitive swimmer from Paris. She was a member of Mouettes de Paris and later of Club des Nageurs de Paris and Swimming Club de Paris.[1][2]
Biography
Gardelle participated for the first time in the Traversée de Lille à la nage in 1918, at the time a main open water competition in Paris. In 1921 and 1922 she finished second behind her sister Juliette Gardelle. She won the Traversée de Lille à la nage organized by the S.N.E.N. four times in 1923, 1924, 1925 and 1926 and became these years champion of Paris.[1]
Personal life
Gardelle was born in 1905. Her sisters Juliette, Renée and Ella were also swimmers. She married to rower Mr. Prévost. She worked in a silk factory. Gardelle died young in April 1928. On 27 April she was buried at the cemetery of Joinville-le-Pont.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Velez, Anne (2010). "LES FILLES DE L'EAU. UNE HISTOIRE DES FEMMES ET DE LA NATATION EN FRANCE(1905-1939)" (PDF). Université d’Angers (in French). Retrieved November 10, 2022 – via tel.archives-ouvertes.fr.
- ↑ "Marceline Wurtz (1909-1927)". data.bnf.fr (in French). Retrieved January 3, 2023.