Germaine Coquillard

Germaine Coquillard (22 April 1894 - 22 January 1994) was a French swimmer. She won prizes in the 1900s, in the earliest women's French swimming history.
Biography.
Coquillard was born in 1894 in Joinville-le-Pont. She was trained by Loustalot. In 1906 on 15 August she took part in the first ever women's swimming competition in France "le prix Femina" during the world championships in Joinville-le-Pont. It was a 120 metre handicap-style race in the Marne. Coquillard finished second behind Alice Sadoux. In 1907 she competed at the international Ondines swimming festival in Joinville-le-Pont. Coquillard won the international 60 metre handicap-style race ahead of Gaston Tardiff and Georgette Jeanniot. She finished third at the national championship 100 metre race.
Coquillard died in Joinville-le-Pont on 22 January 1994, at the age of 99.