What is Eleanor Clist?
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Infobox swimmer | name = Eleanor Clist | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | fullname = Eleanor Brockwell Clist | nickname = | nationality = British | strokes = | club = [[Battersea Swimming Club]] | coach =professor Barrows | birth_date = {{birth date|1893|1|19|df=y}} | birth_place = [[London]], United Kingdom | death_date = {{death date and age|1967|12||1888|7|20|df=y}} | death_place = [[Kingston upon Thames]], United Kingdom | height = <!-- {{convert|x.xx|m|ftin|abbr=on}} --> | weight = <!-- {{convert|xx|kg|lb st|abbr=on}} --> | show-medals =yes | medaltemplates = }} '''Eleanor Brockwell Clist''' sometimes written as '''Eleonor Clist''' (19 January 1893 - December 1967) was a British [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] in the early 20th century from [[London]]. She was one of the earliest British female international swimmers. Clist was a member of the Battersea Swimming Club and was trained by professor Barrows.<ref name=Velez /> ==Swimming== Clist was London school champion and champion of [[Surrey]]. She won many local swimming competitions. In 1911 she competed at the 1911 international Ondine de Paris swimming competitions. She finished third in the international 100 metre event. She also competed in the international 120 metre event with handicap.<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> ==Personal life== Clist was born on 19 January 1893 in [[London]] in [[Battersea]]. Her parents were Emma Brockwell and Alfred Clist. Her sister [[Emma Clist]] was also an international swimmer. She died in December 1967 in [[Kingston upon Thames]].<ref name=Velez /><ref name=person>{{cite