Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Mariechen M. Wehselau (May 15, 1906 – July 12, 1992), also known by her married name Mariechen Jackson, was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.Wehselau represented the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. She won a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with American teammates Euphrasia Donnelly, Gertrude Ederle and Ethel Lackie. The U.S. relay team set a new world record of 4:58.8 in the event final. Individually, she also received a silver medal for her second-place performance in the women's 100-meter freestyle, finishing with a time of 1:12.8, immediately behind American teammate Ethel Lackie.Wehselau was inducted as an \"Honor Pioneer Swimmer\" into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1989. She died in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1992."@en }
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- Mariechen_Wehselau abstract "Mariechen M. Wehselau (May 15, 1906 – July 12, 1992), also known by her married name Mariechen Jackson, was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.Wehselau represented the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. She won a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with American teammates Euphrasia Donnelly, Gertrude Ederle and Ethel Lackie. The U.S. relay team set a new world record of 4:58.8 in the event final. Individually, she also received a silver medal for her second-place performance in the women's 100-meter freestyle, finishing with a time of 1:12.8, immediately behind American teammate Ethel Lackie.Wehselau was inducted as an \"Honor Pioneer Swimmer\" into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1989. She died in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1992.".