| LC control no. | no2009054588 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Gleitze, Mercedes, 1900-1981 |
| Variant(s) | Carey, Mercedes, 1900-1981 |
| Other standard no. | 0000000354912008 69817886 Q1921388 |
| Associated country | England |
| Associated place | Gibraltar, Strait of English Channel |
| Birth date | 1900-11-18 |
| Death date | 1981-02-09 |
| Place of birth | Brighton (England) |
| Place of death | London (England) |
| Field of activity | Long distance swimming Endurance sports |
| Affiliation | Mercedes Gleitze Homes (Organization) |
| Profession or occupation | Open water swimmer |
| Found in | Life, universe, solar system and funda energy, 2008?: p.1 (Mercedes Gleitze, 1900-1981; swimmer, philanthropist, philosopher) Wikipedia, 7 Oct. 2022 (Mercedes Carey, born Mercedes Gleitze on 18 November 1900 in Brighton, England, died 9 February 1981 in London, England, aged 80; British professional swimmer; she was the first known person to swim the Straits of Gibraltar and the first British woman to swim the English Channel; Gleitze established endurance records for swimming including a record of 46 hours in 1932; she was able to raise funds to found the Mercedes Gleitze Homes in Leicester [England]) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_Gleitze> |
| Associated language | eng |
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