Lilian De Beaurepaire (15 September 1892 – 24 November 1979),[1] also known by her married name Lilian Clarke, was an Australian swimmer and diver. She competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in the 100-metre and 400-mete freestyle and plain high diving, but failed to reach the finals. Her brother Frank Beaurepaire was an Olympic swimmer.[2]
 Lily Beaurepaire at the 1920 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lilian De Beaurepaire |
| National team | Australia |
| Born | 15 September 1892 Albert Park, Colony of Victoria |
| Died | 24 November 1979 (aged 87) Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
She was the daughter of Francis Edmund de Beaurepaire, sailor, tram-conductor, trader, and (later) hotel proprietor, and his wife Mary Edith, née Inman.[3] In 1936, she married Herbert Clarke.[4]
The Lillian Beaurepaire Memorial Swimming Pool on the Lorne foreshore was opened by Melbourne City Councillor Ian Beaurepaire CMG in December 1967. For many years she was Lorne's only lifesaver.[5]
She died on 24 November 1979 at Chesterfield Private Hospital, Geelong.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Lilian de Beaurepaire". Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Lily Beaurepaire". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Poynter, J.R. "Beaurepaire, Sir Francis Joseph (Frank) (1891–1956)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Lillian de Beaurepaire". Victorian Births, Deaths and Marriages. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Home » Themes » People » Sport Lillian Beaurepaire". Monument Australia website. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Death notices - Lillian Clarke (Beaurepaire)". The Age. 28 November 1979.
External links
edit- Lily Beaurepaire – Olympic athlete profile at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Lily Beaurepaire – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com