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'''Isabella "Belle" Mary Moore''' (23 October 1894 – 7 March 1975), later known by her married name '''Belle Cameron''', was a Scottish competition [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] who represented Great Britain in the Olympics. |
'''Isabella "Belle" Mary Moore''' (23 October 1894 – 7 March 1975), later known by her married name '''Belle Cameron''', was a Scottish competition [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] who represented Great Britain in the Olympics. |
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At the [[1912 Summer Olympics]] in Stockholm, Sweden, Moore won a gold medal as a member of the first-place British women's team in the [[Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100-metre freestyle relay]], together with teammates [[Jennie Fletcher]], [[Annie Speirs]] and [[Irene Steer]].<ref name=sroprofile>Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, [ |
At the [[1912 Summer Olympics]] in Stockholm, Sweden, Moore won a gold medal as a member of the first-place British women's team in the [[Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100-metre freestyle relay]], together with teammates [[Jennie Fletcher]], [[Annie Speirs]] and [[Irene Steer]].<ref name=sroprofile>Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, [https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/isabella-moore-1.html Isabella Moore]. Retrieved 2 June 2015.</ref><ref name=barry29042012>Maggie Barry, '[http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/forgotten-olympic-golden-girl-belle-1120444 Forgotten Olympic golden girl Belle Moore remembered 100 years after landmark win]", ''Daily Record'' (29 April 2012). Retrieved 2 June 2015.</ref> The British women set a new world record in the event of 5:52.8, beating the German and Austrian women's relay teams by a wide margin.<ref>Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games, [https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1912/SWI/womens-4-x-100-metres-freestyle-relay.html Women's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008004153/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1912/SWI/womens-4-x-100-metres-freestyle-relay.html |date=8 October 2015 }}. Retrieved 2 June 2015.</ref> Swedish King [[Gustaf V of Sweden|Gustav V]] presented Moore and her teammates with their gold medals and Olympic laurels.<ref name=ishofprofile>International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honourees, [http://www.ishof.org/belle-moore-(gbr).html Belle Moore (GBR)]. Retrieved 2 June 2015.</ref> |
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Moore was trained as a longer-distance swimmer, but only 100-metre swimming events were available for women at the 1912 Olympics; she was eliminated in the semi-finals of the [[Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle|women's 100-metre freestyle]].<ref name=sroprofile/> At 17 years and 226 days old, she remains the youngest British woman to win an Olympic gold medal; she is also the only Scottish woman to win an Olympic gold medal in swimming.<ref name=barry29042012/> |
Moore was trained as a longer-distance swimmer, but only 100-metre swimming events were available for women at the 1912 Olympics; she was eliminated in the semi-finals of the [[Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle|women's 100-metre freestyle]].<ref name=sroprofile/> At 17 years and 226 days old, she remains the youngest British woman to win an Olympic gold medal; she is also the only Scottish woman to win an Olympic gold medal in swimming.<ref name=barry29042012/> |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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[[File:Belle Moore, Jennie Fletcher, Annie Speirs, Irene Steer 1912.jpg|thumb|left|450px|Belle Moore, Jennie Fletcher, Annie Speirs and Irene Steer at the 1912 Olympics]] |
[[File:Belle Moore, Jennie Fletcher, Annie Speirs, Irene Steer 1912.jpg|thumb|left|450px|Belle Moore, Jennie Fletcher, Annie Speirs and Irene Steer at the 1912 Olympics]] |
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Full name | Isabella Mary Moore | ||||||||||||||
Nickname | "Belle" | ||||||||||||||
National team | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
Born | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom | 23 October 1894||||||||||||||
Died | 7 March 1975 Baltimore, Maryland, United States | (aged 80)||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
Club | Premier Club | ||||||||||||||
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Isabella "Belle" Mary Moore (23 October 1894 – 7 March 1975), later known by her married name Belle Cameron, was a Scottish competition swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympics.
At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden, Moore won a gold medal as a member of the first-place British women's team in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay, together with teammates Jennie Fletcher, Annie Speirs and Irene Steer.[1][2] The British women set a new world record in the event of 5:52.8, beating the German and Austrian women's relay teams by a wide margin.[3] Swedish King Gustav V presented Moore and her teammates with their gold medals and Olympic laurels.[4]
Moore was trained as a longer-distance swimmer, but only 100-metre swimming events were available for women at the 1912 Olympics; she was eliminated in the semi-finals of the women's 100-metre freestyle.[1] At 17 years and 226 days old, she remains the youngest British woman to win an Olympic gold medal; she is also the only Scottish woman to win an Olympic gold medal in swimming.[2]
Moore was born the eighth child of nine in her family.[4] She started training in early age and by 17 already worked as a swimming instructor.[2] In 1919, she married George Cameron, a naval architect; together they moved to Maryland, United States, where Moore gave birth to a daughter, Doris, and son, George.[2] She spent the rest of her life in Maryland where she taught swimming to thousands of children.[4] She was posthumously inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Pioneer Swimmer" in 1989.[4]
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay
References
- ^ a b Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Isabella Moore. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d Maggie Barry, 'Forgotten Olympic golden girl Belle Moore remembered 100 years after landmark win", Daily Record (29 April 2012). Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games, Women's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay Archived 8 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honourees, Belle Moore (GBR). Retrieved 2 June 2015.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Isabella Moore". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- 1894 births
- 1975 deaths
- Female freestyle swimmers
- Former world record holders in swimming
- International Swimming Hall of Fame inductees
- Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic swimmers of Great Britain
- Scottish emigrants to the United States
- Scottish Olympic medallists
- Scottish Sports Hall of Fame inductees
- Scottish female swimmers
- Sportspeople from Glasgow
- Swimmers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists in swimming