Irene Guest

Irene May Guest (July 22, 1900 – June 14, 1970), also known by her married name Irene Loog, was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and world record-holder.[1] She represented the United States as a 19-year-old at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium, where she received a pair of medals.[2] Guest received her first medal in the women's 100-meter freestyle in which she finished second behind fellow American Ethelda Bleibtrey, earning a silver medal with a time of 1:17.0.[2][3] In the women's 4×100 metres freestyle relay, she won a gold medal with U.S. teammates Bleibtrey, Frances Schroth and Margaret Woodbridge in a new world-record time of 5:11.6.[2][4]

Irene Guest
Personal information
Full nameIrene May Guest
National teamUnited States
Born(1900-07-22)July 22, 1900
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJune 14, 1970(1970-06-14) (aged 69)
Ocean Gate, New Jersey, U.S.
Height5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubMeadowbrook Club
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1920 Antwerp 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1920 Antwerp 100 m freestyle

Guest was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "honor pioneer swimmer" in 1990.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Irene Guest". Olympedia. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  2. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Irene Guest Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  3. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games, Women's 100 metres Freestyle Final Archived November 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  4. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, United States Swimming at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games Archived November 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  5. "Irene Guest (USA)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.


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