 Lily Beaurepaire at the 1920 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lilian De Beaurepaire |
| National team | Australia |
| Born | (1892-09-15)15 September 1892 Albert Park, Colony of Victoria |
| Died | 24 November 1979(1979-11-24) (aged 87) Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
Lilian De Beaurepaire (15 September 1892 – 24 November 1979), 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.
She was the daughter of Francis Edmund de Beaurepaire, sailor, tram-conductor, trader, and (later) hotel proprietor, and his wife Mary Edith, née Inman. In 1936, she married Herbert Clarke.
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.
She died on 24 November 1979 at Chesterfield Private Hospital, Geelong.
References
- "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
- Lily Beaurepaire – Olympic athlete profile at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Lily Beaurepaire – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
- 1892 births
- 1979 deaths
- Australian female divers
- Australian female freestyle swimmers
- Divers at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Olympic divers for Australia
- Olympic swimmers for Australia
- Swimmers at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Australian surf lifesavers
- 20th-century Australian sportswomen
- Divers from Melbourne
- Australian people of French descent
- People from Albert Park, Victoria
- Swimmers from Melbourne
- Sportswomen from Victoria (state)