Thérèse Blondeau (December 4, 1913 – June 28, 2013) was a French swimmer who competed at the

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. She failed to advance beyond the first round of the women's 100 metre backstroke event. She had swum previously at the

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and was one of the last two surviving French participants at the 1936 Summer Olympics, along with

Noël Vandernotte Noël Vandernotte (25 December 1923 – 18 June 2020) was a French rowing coxswain who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were ...

. She was born in

Épinal Épinal (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune in northeastern France and the prefecture of the Vosges (department), Vosges Departments of France, department. Geography The commune has a land area of . It is situated on the river Moselle, so ...

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1913 births 2013 deaths Sportspeople from Épinal Olympic swimmers for France Swimmers at the 1936 Summer Olympics French female backstroke swimmers 20th-century French sportswomen 21st-century French women {{France-swimming-bio-stub