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Mariechen M. Wehselau (May 15, 1906 – July 12, 1992), also known by her married name Mariechen Jackson, was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Wehselau represented the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.〔Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, ( Mariechen Wehselau ). Retrieved November 22, 2012.〕 She won a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with American teammates Euphrasia Donnelly, Gertrude Ederle and Ethel Lackie.〔〔Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, ( United States Swimming at the 1924 Paris Summer Games ). Retrieved November 22, 2012.〕 The U.S. relay team set a new world record of 4:58.8 in the event final.〔 Individually, she also received a silver medal for her second-place performance in the women's 100-meter freestyle, finishing with a time of 1:12.8, immediately behind American teammate Ethel Lackie.〔〔Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1924 Paris Summer Games, ( Women's 100 metres Freestyle Final ). Retrieved November 22, 2012.〕 Wehselau was inducted as an "Honor Pioneer Swimmer" into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1989.〔International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honorees, ( Mariechen Wehselau (USA) ). Retrieved April 6, 2015.〕 She died in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1992. ==See also== * List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women) * World record progression 100 metres freestyle * World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mariechen Wehselau」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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