What is Henriette Delrue?
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Infobox swimmer | name = Henriette Delrue | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | nationality = French | national_team = | strokes = [[backstroke]], [[freestyle]] | club = [[Enfants de Neptune de Tourcoing]] | coach = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | show-medals =yes | medaltemplates = }} '''Henriette Delrue''' was a French competitive [[swimming (sport)|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.<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> ==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.<ref name=Velez /> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Delrue, Henriette}} [[Category:French swimmers]] [[Category:Sportswomen]] [[Category:People from Tourcoing]] [[Category:Year