Margaret Woodbridge

Personal information
Full name	Margaret Darling Woodbridge
National team	United States
Born	(1902-01-06)January 6, 1902 Detroit, Michigan
Died	February 23, 1995(1995-02-23) (aged 93) Brooklyn, New York
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Detroit Athletic Club
Medal record Women's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 1920 Antwerp 4×100 m freestyle 1920 Antwerp 300 m freestyle

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]

See also

• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
• World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay

References

External links

• Margaret Woodbridge at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Margaret Woodrbridge (USA) – Honor Pioneer Swimmer – International Swimming Hall of Fame at the Wayback Machine (archived September 5, 2015)

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