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Nationality
  
Sweden

Role
  
Olympic athlete

Name
  
Greta Carlsson


Club
  
Eskilstuna Simsallskap

Sport
  
Swimming

Strokes
  
Freestyle swimming

Full name
  
Greta Ingeborg Carlsson

Born
  
July 7, 1898 (
1898-07-07
)
Eskilstuna, Sodermanland

Died
  
March 19, 1980, Sundbyberg Municipality, Sweden

Greta Carlsson (later Nygren, July 7, 1898 – March 19, 1980) was a Swedish freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

She was born in Eskilstuna and died in Sundbyberg.

In 1912 she was part of the Swedish team which finished fourth in the 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay event. In the 100 metre freestyle competition she was eliminated in the first round.

References

Greta Carlsson Wikipedia