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American swimmer
Marie Louise Corridon Mortell (February 5, 1930 – May 26, 2010) was an American competition
swimmer and Olympic champion.
Corridon was born in
Washington, D.C. , but moved with her family to
Norwalk, Connecticut , when her father started his medical practice there. She attended Sacred Heart Academy in
Stamford, Connecticut . She learned to swim at the age of 5, and demonstrated a natural ability as a swimmer. She was the
Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) national champion in the 100-yard freestyle in 1948, and set a new U.S. record in the event. She won the 100-yard freestyle national championship again in 1950.
[1]
Corridon competed at the
1948 Summer Olympics in London, where she won a gold medal as the lead-off swimmer of the first-place U.S. team in the
women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay . Corridon, together with her teammates
Thelma Kalama ,
Brenda Helser and
Ann Curtis , set a new Olympic record in the event final. Individually, she also competed in the
women's 100-meter freestyle , but did not advance to the final.
[2] After the Olympics, Corridon attended
Marymount Manhattan College . She also worked for
Avery Brundage , the long-time head of the
United States Olympic Committee .
[1]
Personal life
Corridon married William Edward Mortell, and together they had seven children. She died in
Norwalk, Connecticut , on May 26, 2010, aged 80.
[3]
See also
References
^
a
b "
Marie Corridon Mortell ", Westport News (May 28, 2010); retrieved October 4, 2012.
^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes,
Marie Corridon . Retrieved October 4, 2012.
^ Tom Renner, "
Norwalk Mourns Olympian's Death ," Norwalk Daily Voice (May 28, 2010). Retrieved October 4, 2012.
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