Greta Andersen's Facts
Amateur Background
Gold Medal: Olympic Swimming Champion, 400 meters Free-Style, London, 1948.
Silver Medal: Olympic Swimming Champion, 400 meters Relay, London, 1948.
World Swimming Record: 100 yards Free-Style, 1949. This record held from 1949 to 1956.
Championships: 35 Copenhagen, Denmark Championships; 24 Danish Championships; 8 Scandinavian Championships; 4 European Championships.
Professional Records - Distance
1956 April 29 Record for Women: Salton Sea, 10.5 miles- 4 hours 25 mins.
July 18 Woman Winner: World Professional Championship Swim, Atlantic City, 25 miles - 10 hours 17 minutes
1957 May 5 Record for Women: Huntington Beach to Long Beach, California, 15 miles - 6 hours 14 minutes
May 18 Record for Women Guaymas, Mexico, 28 miles - 12 hours