Mary Freeman (swimmer)

Biographical details
Alma mater	George Washington University
Playing career
1948-1953	Walter Reed Swimming Club
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1955-1968	Vespar Boat Club; Women's Swim Team; Philadelphia
1960	U. of Pennsylvania; Women's Swim Team
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	1961 National Championship; (Vespar Boat Club); '61 '66 AAU Nat. Outdoor Team Champs; 56-58 Eastern U.S.; & Middle Atlantic Champs; (Vespar Boat Club)
Awards
	International Swimming Hall of Fame

Mary Freeman
	As U. of Pennsylvania Coach circa 1960
Personal information
Full name	Mary Gray Freeman
National team	United States
Born	October 30, 1933 (age 90); Bangor, Maine, U.S.
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke, Individual Medley
Club	Walter Reed Swim Club
Coach	Jim Campbell

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Mary Gray Freeman (born October 30, 1933), also known by her former married name Mary Kelly, as Mary Freeman Kelly and by her subsequent married name Mary Spitzer, is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland in the 100-meter backstroke. After leaving competitive swimming in 1953, she became a Hall of Fame swim coach for Philadelphia's Vespar Boat Club from 1955-68 and coached the Women's Team at the University of Pennsylvania in 1960. Recognized as one of the most outstanding women coaches of her era, in 1964 she was the first woman to be recommended as an American Olympic coach but declined the nomination, believing a man should take the honor as they were more reliant on earning wages to live.^[2]^[1]

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^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mary Freeman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2012.

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[sroprofile-2] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mary Freeman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2012.

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