Irene Pirie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian swimmer, Olympic athlete, British Empire Games gold medallist
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Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
About Irene Pirie
- Irene Catherine Pirie-Milton (June 10, 1914 – December 1998), née Irene Catherine Pirie, was a Canadian champion swimmer who competed internationally in freestyle events. At the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, she was a member of the Canadian team which won the silver medal in the 4×100-yard freestyle relay event.
- At the 1934 British Empire Games in London, she won a gold medal with the Canadian team in the 4×100-yard relay competition.
- She also won a silver medal in the 100-yard freestyle and a bronze medal in the 440 yard freestyle.At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, she was a member of the Canadian team which finished fourth in the women's 4×100-metre freestyle relay.
- She also participated in the 100-metre freestyle and 400-metre freestyle, but in both she was eliminated in the first round.
- Four years later at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, she was on the Canadian team that finished fourth in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay.
- Individually, she competed in the first round of the 100-metre freestyle event, but did not advance.Pirie was a sister of Canadian swimmer Bob Pirie, the wife of British swimmer and water polo player Frederick Milton, and the mother of British swimmer Hamilton Milton.
- She was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1975.
- In Ontario, the Irene Pirie Trophy is awarded by Swim Ontario to the female swimmer of the year selected by the Ontario Swimming Coaches Association; the male swimmer of the year is awarded the Bob Pirie Trophy.
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