Greta Andersen

Greta Andersen

Andersen in 1951
Personal information
Full name	Greta Marie Andersen
Born	(1927-05-01)1 May 1927 Copenhagen, Denmark
Died	6 February 2023(2023-02-06) (aged 95) Solvang, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 8.5 in (1.740 m)
Weight	141 lb (64 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	Svømmeklubben Triton, Ballerup (1943–1946) DKG, København (1946–1950s)
Coach	Else Jacobsen, Ingeborg Paul Petersen
Medal record Representing  Denmark Olympic Games 1948 London 100 m freestyle 1948 London 4×100 m freestyle European Championships 1947 Monte Carlo 4×100 m freestyle 1947 Monte Carlo 100 m freestyle 1950 Vienna 400 m freestyle 1950 Vienna 4×100 m freestyle 1950 Vienna 100 m freestyle

Greta Marie Andersen (married names Jeppesen and Sonnichsen and Veress, 1 May 1927 – 6 February 2023) was a Danish 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.