Mary Louise Stepan (February 2, 1935 – December 15, 2021) was an American competition

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and Olympic medalist. As a 17-year-old, Stepan represented the United States at the

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in Helsinki.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes
Marilee Stepan
Retrieved November 26, 2012. She received a bronze medal as a member of the third-place U.S. team in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with teammates

Jackie LaVine Jacqueline Carol LaVine (October 4, 1929 – October 21, 2022) was an American competition swimmer and Olympic medalist. Biography LaVine won her first medal in international competition, a gold, at the 1951 Pan American Games in Buenos Aires, ...

Jody Alderson Joan Alderson (March 5, 1935 – February 14, 2021), later known by her married name Joan Braskamp, was an American competition swimmer and Olympic medalist. She received a bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Alderson was born and grew up ...

and

Evelyn Kawamoto Evelyn Tokue Kawamoto (, September 17, 1933 – January 22, 2017), also known by her married name as Evelyn Konno, was an American competition swimming (sport), swimmer, and American record holder, who won bronze medals in the 400-meter indi ...

. Individually, Stepan also competed in the women's 100-meter freestyle, advanced to the event final, and finished seventh overall with a time of 1:08.0. Stepan later married Richard Wehman and had four children. For the Love of Sports, Education and the North Shore
" MakeItBetter.com (2009). Retrieved November 26, 2012. She was also a member of the United States Olympic Committee. Stepan died in

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, on December 15, 2021, at the age of 86.

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1935 births 2021 deaths 20th-century American sportswomen American female freestyle swimmers Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in swimming Swimmers from Chicago Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics {{US-swimming-bio-stub

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