Eleanor Garatti
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Full name | Eleanor A. Garatti | ||||||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1909-07-12)July 12, 1909 Belvedere, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Died | September 9, 1998(1998-09-09) (aged 89) Walnut Creek, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Western Women's Club | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Eleanor A. Garatti (July 12, 1909 – September 9, 1998), later known by her married name Eleanor Saville, was an American competition swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder.
Garatti represented the United States at the 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics in the 100-meter freestyle and the 4×100-meter freestyle relay. She won a silver and a bronze medal in the 100-meter freestyle, becoming the first woman to win two Olympic medals in the event. She was the only U.S. relay team member to compete at both 1928 and 1932 Olympics; on both occasions the U.S. relay team won the gold medal, breaking the world record in the process. In 1929, Garatti set one more world record, in the individual 100-meter freestyle, becoming the first woman to swim under 1:10.[1]
Garatti was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "honor swimmer" in 1992.[2]
She was also elected to the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.[3]
An award in her name, the Eleanor Garatti-Saville Fund, was created through a bequest from Dora Hartford, Eleanor's sister, to provide stipends to Olympic hopefuls. Inaugural grants of $5,000 each were awarded to three aquatic athletes in 2010.[4]
See also
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay
References
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Eleanor Garatti-Saville. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ "Eleanor Garatti-Saville (USA)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ "Eleanor Garatti-Seville | National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame". National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on February 3, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
- ^ "ISHOF Gives Grants to Dagny Knutson, Dave Walters, Jevon Tarantino - Swimming World News". Swimming World Magazine. August 9, 2010. Archived from the original on February 3, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
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Preceded by Ethel Lackie | Women's 100-meter freestyle world record-holder (long course) 7 August 1929 – 25 August 1929 | Succeeded by Albina Osipowich |
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