Greta Andersen
Danish swimmer
Died when: 95 years 281 days (1149 months)Star Sign: Taurus
Greta Marie Andersen (married names Sonnichsen and Veress, born 1 May 1927) was a Danish retired swimmer who won a gold and a silver medal in 100 m freestyle events at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
In the mid-1950s she moved to the United States, where she set several world records in marathon swimming in the distances up to 50 miles.
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