Beatrice Kerr, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Beatrice Kerr

Australian swimmer

Date of Birth: 30-Nov-1887

Place of Birth: Williamstown, Victoria, Australia

Date of Death: 03-Aug-1971

Profession: swimmer, competitive diver

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Beatrice Maude Williams (née Kerr; 30 November 1887 – 3 August 1971), known professionally as Beatrice Kerr, was an Australian swimmer, diver, and aquatic performer.
Born in Melbourne, Kerr learnt to swim at Albert Park Lake, and won medals at both the Victorian and Australasian championships in 1905, at the age of 17.
Early the following year, she toured South Australia and Western Australia, winning every race she entered.
From there, Kerr went to England, giving swimming exhibitions in Bradford, Liverpool, London, and Manchester, being billed as "Australia's Champion Lady Swimmer and Diver".
She returned to Australia in October 1911, living the rest of her life in Sydney, New South Wales.
Although often compared to Annette Kellerman, another Australian swimmer, Kerr's repeated challenges to Kellerman to race went unanswered.