Renée Mazière

Renée Colette Mazière (17 June 1917 - 26 December 1998) was a French swimmer in te 1930s. She was specialized in the freestyle. She was a member of Cercle Amical des Nageuses, Libellule de Lyon, Club des Nageurs de Paris and in 1937 of Cercle des Nageurs de Lyon.
Biography.
Swimming.
Mazière started with swimming in 1920. In August 1930 she won with her team the bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metre medley relay with a time of 7:47.6. In 1931 and 1932 she competed at the school championships. At the 1935 national championships she won the silver medal in the 100 metre freestyle with a time of 1:16.8. The next year in 1936 she won the bronze medal in a time of 1:13.2. In 1938 she became national champion in the 100 metre freestyle in a time of 1:14.2.
Personal life.
Dubetier was born in Angoulême in 1917. She was the daughter of a craftsmen and the founder and president of swimming club Libellule de Lyon. She lived in Lyon. In addition to swimming she worked as a seamstress. In 1937 she moved to Paris. There she worked as a cashier at the Gare swimming pool. In 1938 she moved back to Lyon. She married in 1938 to M. Chardon. Later she married again to M. Verger. She died on 26 December 1998 at the age of 81.