Vera Tanner
English swimmer
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Iris Vera Tanner (20 November 1906 – 22 February 1971) was an English swimmer born in Eastbourne,[1] who competed in the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics.[2] At the 1924 Olympics she won a silver medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay event and was fifth in the 100 m freestyle event. In the 400 m freestyle competition she was eliminated in the semi-finals. Four years later in Amsterdam she won her second silver medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay event, was sixth in the 400 m freestyle event and fourth in her heat in the semi-finals of 100 m freestyle event and did not advance.[3]
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Iris Vera Tanner (1928 Olympics) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 20 November 1906 Eastbourne, Sussex, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 February 1971 (aged 64) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
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