Jeanette Peper

Jeanette Peper
Personal information
Surname:	Jeanette Morven Peper
Nation:	Argentina
Swimming style (s) :	Freestyle swimming
Society:	Belgrano Athletic Club
Birthday:	March 8, 1916
Place of birth:	Saint-Jean-de-Luz , France
Date of death:	January 15, 2003
Place of death:	Buenos Aires , Argentina
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Jeanette Morven Peper (born March 8, 1916 in Saint-Jean-de-Luz , France as Jeanette Campbell , † January 15, 2003 in Buenos Aires ) was an Argentine swimmer .

biography

Jeanette Campbell's father, John, was a Scotsman living in Argentina. During a visit to Europe in 1914, the family got involved in World War I and was unable to return to South America. Two years later, Jeanette Campbell was born in France and the family soon returned to Argentina. There she emulated her older sister Dorothy , the Argentine champion over 100 m freestyle, after. A good performance at the South American Swimming Championships in 1935 made her the only woman to be appointed to the 1936 Argentine Olympic team. At the XI. At the Summer Olympics in Berlin , Campbell won the silver medal in the 100 meter freestyle . Her time of 1: 06.4 minutes was a South American record for 28 years. Campbell won 12 South American titles and 13 national championships. She later married Roberto Peper , who was also a swimmer for Belgrano AC . The couple had a son, Roberto junior and two daughters Inés and Susana . Susana also started a career as a swimmer and took part in the 1964 Olympic Games . Jeanette Peper was the flag bearer of the Argentine delegation at the opening ceremony .

Web links

Commons : Jeannette Campbell  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Jeanette Peper in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )