Henriette Delrue

Henriette Delrue was a French competitive swimmer from Tourcoing during the late 1910s and early 1920s. She was specialized in the backstroke and freestyle. Delrue was a member of Enfants de Neptune de Tourcoing. She was the national record holder in the 100 metre backstroke and won medals at the national swimming championships.

Swimming career
In 1919 she participated at the national swimming championships in Lille. In 1921 she became national record holder in the 100 metre backstroke with a time of 1:48.4 she set in Tourcoing on 31 July. The next month at the national championships she won the silver medal in the inaugural 100 metre backstroke with a time of 1:53.2 behind Irma Burr. She won another silver medal in the inaugural 400 metre freestyle with a time of 8:30.4 behind Ernestine Lebrun. In 1923 she won with her team at the national championships the silver medal in the 250 metre freestyle relay.

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Category:French swimmers
Category:Sportswomen
Category:People from Tourcoing
Category:Year of birth missing
Category:Year of death missing
Category:Sportspeople from Hauts-de-France