Florence Chadwick (1918 - 1995)

Born 9 Nov 1918 in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States

Died 15 Mar 1995 at age 76 in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States

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Biography

Florence Chadwick was a famous woman long distance swimmer. She swam the English Channel 16 times and held a number of world records.^[1] She was born on November 9, 1918 and died on March 15, 1995, both in San Diego, San Diego, California.^[2][3]

Her life is described in this Wikipedia article.^[4]

Sources

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1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Susan Ware, Notable American Women: A Biographical Dictionary Completing the Twentieth Century, Volume 5, Harvard University Press, 2004 Google Books
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VG5S-LJJ : 26 November 2014), Florence May Chadwick, 15 Mar 1995; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} New York Times, March 19, 1995, NY Times
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Wikipedia article on Florence Chadwick