Yvonne Norry

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Yvonne Norry
Personal information
NationalityFrance
Born1893 (1893)
Sport
Sportdiving, swimming
ClubOndine de Paris

Yvonne Norry (born 1893) was a French competitive diver and swimmer from Paris. She was a member and of Ondine de Paris. She won an international diving competition in 1909 and medalled at the French swimming championships.[1]

Swimming career[change | change source]

In 1907 she took part in the "Première Brasse" competition, a swimming competition for children. She won the 50 metre race. Due to this achievement she was selected for the "Entente Cordiale", one of the earliest French international swimming competitions. On October she moved with 4 other girls and 5 other boys to London to compete in the "Entente Cordiale" against British swimmers. The French men and women won. In 1908 she competed a multiple swimming competitions: in Choisy-le-Roi, in Joinville-le-Pont, at the Paris women's championships and at a swimming festival in Lyon. In 1909 she won an international diving competition in London. She finished third at a swimming competition at the Gare-swimming pool in April 1908. On 11 July 1908 she finished third at the French national championships in the 100 metre event with a time of 2:24.[1]

Personal life[change | change source]

Mortier was born in 1893. She married in 1911 to swimmer René André. He was also a soldier in Longwy during World War I.[1]

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Velez, Anne (2010). "LES FILLES DE L'EAU. UNE HISTOIRE DES FEMMES ET DE LA NATATION EN FRANCE(1905-1939)" (PDF). Université ’Angers (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2022 – via tel.archives-ouvertes.fr.