Boyle at 1920 Olympics
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Full name | Charlotte Duggan Boyle |
National team | United States |
Born |
Honolulu, Hawaii |
August 20, 1899
Died | October 3, 1990 Scottsville, New York |
(aged 91)
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Backstroke |
Club | Women's Swimming Association |
Charlotte Duggan Boyle (August 20, 1899 – October 3, 1990), also known by her married name Charlotte Clune, was an American competition swimmer and world record-holder. Boyle represented the United States at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium, where she competed in the women's 100-meter freestyle. She was a former world record-holder in the 200-meter freestyle, and also set U.S. records in the now-forgotten plunge for distance event.
Boyle was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Pioneer Swimmer" in 1988.