Marilee Stepan

Mary Louise Stepan (born February 2, 1935) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic medalist. As a 17-year-old, Stepan represented the United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.[1] 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.[1][2] 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.[1][3]

Marilee Stepan

Stepan in 1952
Personal information
Full name	Mary Louise Stepan
Nickname(s)	"Marilee"
National team	United States
Born	February 2, 1935 Chicago, Illinois
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Lake Shore Athletic Club
Medal record Representing the United States Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki 4×100 m freestyle

Stepan later married Richard Wehman and had four children.[4] She was formerly a member of the United States Olympic Committee.[4]

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)

References

1. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Marilee Stepan. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
2. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, United States Swimming at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
3. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games, Women's 100 metres Freestyle Final. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
4. "For the Love of Sports, Education and the North Shore," MakeItBetter.com (2009). Retrieved November 26, 2012.