Belle Moore
Scottish swimmer who won Olympic gold in 1912.
Isabella "Belle" McAlpine Moore, later known by her married name Belle Cameron, was a Scottish competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. She won a gold medal in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay as part of the British women's team, which set a new world record of 5:52.8. At 17 years and 226 days old, she remains the youngest British woman to win an Olympic gold medal.
Quick Facts
- Full name
- Isabella McAlpine Moore
- Nickname
- Belle
- National team
- Great Britain
- Born
- 23 October 1894
- Birthplace
- Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Died
- 7 March 1975
- Place of death
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Strokes
- Freestyle
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