Marie Baron
Marie Baron (left) and her rival Hilde Schrader at the 1928 Olympics
Personal information
Born5 February 1908
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died23 July 1948 (aged 40)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubODZ, Rotterdam
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1928 Amsterdam 200 m breaststroke

Mietje "Marie" Baron (5 February 1908 – 23 July 1948) was a Dutch swimmer and diver who competed at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics.[1] In 1924 she was sixth in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. She was disqualified in the first round of the 200 m breaststroke event, as the judges believed she touched the wall with one hand instead of two hands at one of the turns. Meanwhile, her time of 3:22.6 was several seconds ahead of the gold medalist.[2] Four years later she swam 3:15.2, but this was only enough for a silver medal, as her main rival Hilde Schrader clocked 3:12.6. At the 1928 Games Baron also competed in the 10 m platform diving event and finished fourth.[3]

Between 1926 and 1928 Baron set four breaststroke world records, two in the 200 m (3:18:40 on 24 October 1926 and 3:12:80 on 22 April 1928) and two in the obsolete 400 m event (6:54:80 on 20 March 1927 and 6:45:60 on 25 November 1928).[4] In October 1929 she announced her engagement and retired from swimming.[5] Next year she married Pieter Lourens de Puij.[6]

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  1. ↑ "Marie Baron". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Swimming at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Breaststroke. sports-reference.com
  3. ↑ Marie Baron. sports-reference.com
  4. ↑ Marie Baron. zwemmenindepolder.nl
  5. ↑ Mej. Baron komt niet meer op wedstrijden uit, De Telegraaf, 29 October 1929
  6. ↑ Marie Baron getrouwd, Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad, 27 August 1930
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