Marcelle Lebrun

Marcelle Lebrun (born 1903) was a French competitive swimmer from Tourcoing during the 1910s and early 1920s. She was a member of the ENT swimming club.

Career
Lebrun started swimming when she was six years old. Already in 1910 she took part in many competitions in Roubaix, Tourcoing, Lille and in Belium in  Kortrijk. In 1914 she swam the 100 metres in m 1:49. During World War I, Tourcoing was bombed and she fled with her family to Paris. In May 1918 she also competes in swimmin competitions in Paris. Later the year she started winning prizes. On 13 September she wins the 100 metres event in Nogent-sur-Marne and a few days later she finished second in the 100 metres in Vilennes-sur-Seine. The next year she set a new France national record in the 100 metres freestyle in 1:50 on 15 August. In 1920 she finished second at the France national swimming championships in the 300 metre freestyle. In 1922 she was a member of the French national team that competed at the 1922 Women's Olympiad in Monte Carlo, about the earliest international women's swimming championships. She competed in three events, in the: 100 metre freestyle event, 400 metre freestyle event and the 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay event, where she finished with the team in fourth place.

Personal life
Lebrun was born in 1903 as the daughter of a butcher, who was the leader of the ENT swimming club and fouht during World War I. She was the older sister of swimmmer Louise Lebrun and 1920 Olympic swimmer Ernestine Lebrun.

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Image of Lebrun in 1918

Category:French swimmers
Category:Sportswomen
Category:Year of death missing
Category:1903 births
Category:People from Tourcoing
Category:Sportspeople from Hauts-de-France