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Marilee Stepan

Stepan in 1952
Personal information
Full name	Mary Louise Stepan
Nickname	"Marilee"
National team	United States
Born	(1935-02-02)February 2, 1935 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	December 15, 2021(2021-12-15) (aged 86) Winnetka, Illinois, U.S.
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Lake Shore Athletic Club
Medal record Representing the United States Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki 4×100 m freestyle

Mary Louise Stepan (February 2, 1935 – December 15, 2021) was an American competition swimmer and Olympic medalist. As a 17-year-old, Stepan represented the United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. She received a bronze medal as a member of the third-place U.S. team in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with teammates Jackie LaVine, Jody Alderson and Evelyn Kawamoto. Individually, Stepan also competed in the women's 100-meter freestyle, advanced to the event final, and finished seventh overall with a time of 1:08.0.

Stepan later married Richard Wehman and had four children. She was also a member of the United States Olympic Committee. Stepan died in Winnetka, Illinois, on December 15, 2021, at the age of 86.

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)

References

1. ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Marilee Stepan. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
2. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, United States Swimming at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
3. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games, Women's 100 metres Freestyle Final. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
4. ^ "For the Love of Sports, Education and the North Shore," MakeItBetter.com (2009). Retrieved November 26, 2012.
5. "Marilee Stepan". Olympedia. Retrieved December 18, 2021.

v t e 1952 USA Olympic swimming team
Men's Team	Dick Cleveland Frank Dooley Ronald Gora Jerry Holan Burwell Jones Ford Konno Jimmy McLane Wayne Moore Monte Nitzkowski Yoshi Oyakawa Clarke Scholes Don Sheff Allen Stack Bowen Stassforth Jack Taylor Wally Wolf Bill Woolsey
Women's Team	Jody Alderson Julia Cornell Mary Freeman Carolyn Green Evelyn Kawamoto Jackie LaVine Delia Meulenkamp Coralie O'Connor Gail Peters Judith Roberts Della Sehorn Barbara Stark Marilee Stepan

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