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| Full name | Margaret Darling Woodbridge | |||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 6, 1902 Detroit, Michigan | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | February 23, 1995 (aged 93) Brooklyn, New York | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Detroit Athletic Club | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Margaret Darling Woodbridge (January 6, 1902 – February 23, 1995), also known by her married name Margaret Presley, was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and world record-holder.[1]
She represented the United States at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.[2] She won the gold medal as member of the winning U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay.[2][3] Woodbridge and her American relay teammates Frances Schroth, Irene Guest and Ethelda Bleibtrey set a new world record of 5:11.6 in the event final.[2] Individually, Woodbridge received a silver medal for her second-place performance in the women's 300-meter freestyle, finishing behind American teammate Ethelda Bleibtrey, in a time of 4:42.8.[2][4]
Woodbridge was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Pioneer Swimmer" in 1989.[5]
