Marianne Lundquist

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Marianne Lundquist , married Grane (born June 24, 1931 in Karlskoga ; † April 10, 2020 in Stockholm ), was a Swedish swimmer.

Life

Lundquist was born in Karlskoga parish in 1931 . In 1948 she was a member of the Swedish delegation at the Summer Olympics in London and competed in swimming competitions in the 100 m freestyle and the 4 × 100 m freestyle. Four years later at the Summer Olympics in Helsinki she was again part of the Swedish delegation . This time she competed in the swimming competitions in the 100 m freestyle, in the 400 m freestyle and in the 4 × 100 m freestyle.

She later retired from active swimming and worked as a primary school teacher. Towards the end of her professional career, she devoted herself again to swimming. In 1992 she won a gold medal at the World Masters Championships in Indianapolis .

Since 1955 she was married to the sports educator Kjell Grane . Several children were born from the marriage. Most recently, the two lived in a nursing home in Stockholm. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden, the two fell ill with SARS-CoV-2 and died one after the other eight days apart.

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SURNAME Lundquist, Marianne
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Grane, Marianne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish swimmer
DATE OF BIRTH June 24, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Karlskoga
DATE OF DEATH April 10, 2020
Place of death Stockholm