Marie-Thérèse Armentero, Date of Birth

    

Marie-Thérèse Armentero

swimmer

Date of Birth: 13-Nov-1965

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Marie-Thérèse Armentero

  • Marie-Thérèse Armentero (born 13 November 1965) is a Swiss swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 50 m freestyle at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships.
  • She competed at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics with the best achievement of sixth place in the 4 × 100 m medley relay in 1984.During 1986–88 she was studying and training at the University of Toronto.
  • There she swam the fastest ever 50 m freestyle race in Canada, setting a Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) record that stood for at least 18 years.
  • She also won a silver medal at the 1987 Summer Universiade and nine Ontario Women's Interuniversity Athletic Association (OWIAA) and seven CIS titles.
  • In 1988 she was chosen the CIS Female Swimmer of the Year.
  • After retirement she competed in the masters category and in 2003 set a European record in the 50 m freestyle.
  • In 2006, she was inducted to the University of Toronto Sports Hall of Fame.

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