Marilee Stepan
Stepan in 1952 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mary Louise Stepan | |||||||||||
| Nickname | "Marilee" | |||||||||||
| National team | United States | |||||||||||
| Born | February 2, 1935 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Died | December 15, 2021 (aged 86) Winnetka, Illinois, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||
| Club | Lake Shore Athletic Club | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Mary Louise Stepan (February 2, 1935 – December 15, 2021) was an American competition swimmer and Olympic medalist. As a 17-year-old, Stepan represented the United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. She received a bronze medal as a member of the third-place U.S. team in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with teammates Jackie LaVine, Jody Alderson and Evelyn Kawamoto. Individually, Stepan also competed in the women's 100-meter freestyle, advanced to the event final, and finished seventh overall with a time of 1:08.0.
Stepan later married Richard Wehman and had four children. She was also a member of the United States Olympic Committee. Stepan died in Winnetka, Illinois, on December 15, 2021, at the age of 86.