 Iris Vera Tanner (1928 Olympics) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 20 November 1906 Eastbourne, Sussex, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 February 1971(1971-02-22) (aged 64) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
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Iris Vera Tanner (20 November 1906 – 22 February 1971) was an English swimmer born in Eastbourne,1 who competed in the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics.2 At the 1924 Olympics she won a silver medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay event and was fifth in the 100 m freestyle event. In the 400 m freestyle competition she was eliminated in the semi-finals. Four years later in Amsterdam she won her second silver medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay event, was sixth in the 400 m freestyle event and fourth in her heat in the semi-finals of 100 m freestyle event and did not advance.3
References
References
- England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: Iris Vera Tanner; Oct-Nov-Dec quarter 1906; District: Eastbourne; Volume: 2b; Page: 74.
- "Vera Tanner". Roehampton University. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- "Vera Tanner". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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