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Jennie Fletcher

1890 - 1968

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Jennie Fletcher (19 March 1890 – 17 January 1968), later known by her married name Jennie Hyslop, was a British competitive swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, and former world record-holder. In 1905 she set a new world record in the 100-yard freestyle that stood for seven years. She was selected for the 1908 Olympics, but the women's swimming events were cancelled due to a shortage of participants. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jennie Fletcher has received more than 33,529 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Jennie Fletcher is the 134th most popular swimmer, the 5,096th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 8th most popular British Swimmer.

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  • 34k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Jennie Fletcher ranks 134 out of 709. Before her are Ulrike Richter, Julius Frey, Clare Dennis, György Mitró, Jan Henne, and Claudia Kolb. After her are Adolph Kiefer, Warren Kealoha, Shirley Stobs, Bob Skelton, Kathy Ellis, and Inge de Bruijn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Jennie Fletcher ranks 245. Before her are Maurice Podoloff, Zhang Shichuan, Lewis H. Brereton, Clara Kimball Young, Lydia Zvereva, and Samu Fóti. After her are Arthur O'Hara Wood, Frank Forde, Virginie Hériot, May Allison, Elmer Clifton, and Harry Pollitt. Among people deceased in 1968, Jennie Fletcher ranks 250. Before her are Virgilio Levratto, Virginia Valli, Elvia Carrillo Puerto, Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Francis Frederick, and Øystein Ore. After her are Marguerite Clayton, Fred Clark, Nikolay Akimov, Dorothy Abbott, Virginia Weidler, and Adolf Möller.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jennie Fletcher ranks 5,096 out of 8,785. Before her are Audrey Williamson (1926), Erskine Childers (1870), John James (1914), J. G. Farrell (1935), Archie Panjabi (1972), and Louise Lombard (1970). After her are Herbert Roper Barrett (1873), Rebecca Solomon (1832), John Addington Symonds (1840), Sam Heughan (1980), Rod Temperton (1949), and Sophie Thompson (1962).

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Among SWIMMERS In United Kingdom

Among swimmers born in United Kingdom, Jennie Fletcher ranks 8. Before her are John Derbyshire (1878), John Arthur Jarvis (1872), Irene Steer (1889), Frederick Holman (1885), Murray Rose (1939), and Belle Moore (1894). After her are Valerie Davies (1912), Lucy Morton (1898), Annie Speirs (1889), Judy Grinham (1939), Hilda James (1904), and Anita Lonsbrough (1941).

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