Marie Braun

Marie Braun, also known as Zus Braun, was a Dutch swimmer born in 1911 and dying in 1982. She was the daughter of the prominent Dutch swimming coach Ma Braun. At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam she won the gold medal in the 100 metre backstroke and the silver in the 400 metre freestyle. She won her first international medals at the 1927 European Championships, taking gold in the 400 metre freestyle, and won gold in these events again in 1931. Across her career she set six world records and 25 national records. A favourite at the 1932 Games in Los Angeles, she fell ill with a high fever after the 400 metre heats, was hospitalised and retired soon after. She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1980.