Eve Uusmees

Eve-Mai Maurer (née Uusmees; born 27 December 1936) is an Estonian former breaststroke swimmer who won a silver medal in the 4×100 m medley relay at the 1958 European Aquatics Championships.[1] She also competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the 200 m breaststroke but was eliminated in the preliminaries.[2]

Eve Uusmees
Personal information
Born (1936-12-27) 27 December 1936
Tallinn, Estonia
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Spouse(s)Lembit Maurer
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubKalev Tallinn
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the  Soviet Union
European Championships
1958 Budapest 4×100 m medley

Maurer started training in gymnastics but around 1952 switched to swimming. Her name is usually given as Eve Uusmees, but she changed it to Maurer around 1960. During 1953–64 she competed for Estonian team and during 1956–62 for the Soviet Union team. She won five USSR titles: 100 m breaststroke (1960), 200 m breaststroke (1958–60) and 4×100 m medley (1958); in 1962 she finished second in the 100 m, and in 1956–57 she was third in the 200 m breaststroke. After retirement she worked as a swimming coach and administrator.[3]

References
  1. Eve UUSMEES. les-sports.info.
  2. Eve Maurer. sports-reference.com
  3. MAURER, EVE-MAI. esbl.ee (in Estonian; 2012-06-16)
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