Eve Uusmees, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Eve Uusmees

Olympic swimmer

Date of Birth: 27-Dec-1936

Place of Birth: Tallinn, Estonia

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: Estonia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Eve Uusmees

  • Eve-Mai Maurer (nÊe Uusmees; born 27 December 1936) is an Estonian former breaststroke swimmer who won a silver medal in the 4×100 m medley relay at the 1958 European Aquatics Championships.
  • She also competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the 200 m breaststroke but was eliminated in the preliminaries.Maurer started training in gymnastics but around 1952 switched to swimming.
  • Her name is usually given as Eve Uusmees, but she changed it to Maurer around 1960.
  • During 1953–64 she competed for Estonian team and during 1956–62 for the Soviet Union team.
  • She won five USSR titles: 100 m breaststroke (1960), 200 m breaststroke (1958–60) and 4×100 m medley (1958); in 1962 she finished second in the 100 m, and in 1956–57 she was third in the 200 m breaststroke.
  • After retirement she worked as a swimming coach and administrator.

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