What is Irma Burr?
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Infobox swimmer | name = Irma Burr | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | national_team = France | nationality = French | strokes = [[backstroke]], [[freestyle]] | club = [[Société de Natation de Strasbourg]] | coach = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | show-medals =yes | medaltemplates = }} '''Irma Burr''' was a French competitive [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] from [[Strasbourg]] during the late 1910s and early 1920s. She was a member of [[Société de Natation de Strasbourg]]. She was specialized in the [[backstroke]] but also competed in [[freestyle]] events.<ref name=Velez>{{cite web|last=Velez|first=Anne|url=https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00608847/PDF/TheseVELEZ.pdf |title= LES FILLES DE L’EAU. UNE HISTOIRE DES FEMMES ET DE LA NATATION EN FRANCE(1905-1939)|work=Université d’Angers|date=2010|via=tel.archives-ouvertes.fr|access-date=10 November 2022|language=fr}}</ref> In 1925 she beated the French national record in the 100 metre backstroke with a time of 1:51.8 during a competition in [[Paris]] on 25 October. In 1920 she competed at the national championships, but didn't won a medal. In 1921 she was very successful at the national swimming championships in [[Strasbourg]]. She won the inaugural {{ill|France 100m backstroke swimming championships|fr|Championnes de France de natation en bassin de 50 m du 100 m dos}} with a time of 1:48.4. She also won the silver medal in the {{ill|France 100m freestyle swimming championships|fr|Championnes de France de natation en bassin de 50 m du 100 m libre}} with a time of 1:36.4. With her team she won the National Cup in a time of 3:09.<ref name=Velez /> In 1922 she would be part of the national team at the [[Aquatics at the 1922 Women's Olympiad|1922 Women's Olympiad]], about the earliest international women's swimming champio