Betty Mullen Brey

Betty Mullen Brey (HM2DBS)

Location: Lehighton, PA 18235 Carbon County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 49.767', W 75° 42.138'

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Road to the Olympics

1947 Began formal training Allentown & New York City YMCA
1948 Qualified for Olympic trials at age 15 Detroit, MI placed 15 out of 36 competitors
1951 Pan American games Buenos Aires, Argentina gold medal 400-meter freestyle relay team
Silver medal 200 meter freestyle
1952 Set US record for 50, 75 & 110 yard freestyle
1955 All American swim team
Pan American games Mexico City, Mexico gold medal 400 meter medley relay team
Silver medal 100 meter butterfly
1955 National Championships Daytona Beach, Florida set new American and world records 100 yard butterfly
1955 National Women's AAU swimming & diving championships Philadelphia, PA set new world record 100 meter butterfly
1956 Qualified for 400 meter freestyle relay team at Olympic trials Detroit, MI
1956 Olympics Melbourne, Australia member of silver medal 400 meter freestyle relay team
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Date Added Sunday, January 6th, 2019 at 10:01am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 440783 N 4520061
Decimal Degrees40.82945000, -75.70230000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 49.767', W 75° 42.138'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 49' 46.02" N, 75° 42' 8.2799999999999" W
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Area Code(s)610, 570, 484
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 112 Franklin St, Lehighton PA 18235, US
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