Iris Tanner

British swimmer, Olympic silver medallist
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IntroBritish swimmer, Olympic silver medallist
A.K.A.Iris Vera Tanner Iris Murrell Iris Curran
A.K.A.Iris Vera Tanner Iris Murrell Iris Curran
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain
wasAthlete Swimmer
Work fieldSports
Gender
Female
Birth20 November 1906, Eastbourne
Death22 February 1971Alfriston (aged 64 years)
Star signScorpio
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Biography

Iris Vera Tanner (20 November 1906 – 22 February 1971) was an English swimmer born in Eastbourne, who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and 1928 Summer Olympics. At the 1924 Olympics she won a silver medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay event and was fifth in the 100 m freestyle event. In the 400 m freestyle competition she was eliminated in the semi-finals. Four years later in Amsterdam she won her second silver medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay event, was sixth in the 400 m freestyle event and was fourth in her heat in the semi-finals of 100 m freestyle event and did not advance.

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