Australian swimmer and diver Lily Beaurepaire 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, 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),[1] 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.[2] She was the daughter of Francis Edmund de Beaurepaire, sailor, tram-conductor, trader, and (later) hotel proprietor, and his wife Mary Edith, née Inman.[3] In 1936, she married Herbert Clarke.[4] 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.[5] She died on 24 November 1979 at Chesterfield Private Hospital, Geelong. [6] ## References[edit] 1. ^ "Lilian de Beaurepaire". Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria. Retrieved 30 January 2019. 2. ^ "Lily Beaurepaire". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2021. 3. ^ Poynter, J.R. Beaurepaire, Sir Francis Joseph (Frank) (1891–1956). Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 30 January 2019. 4. ^ "Lillian de Beaurepaire". Victorian Births, Deaths and Marriages. Retrieved 30 January 2019. 5. ^ "Home » Themes » People » Sport Lillian Beaurepaire". Monument Australia website. Retrieved 30 January 2019. 6. ^ "Death notices - Lillian Clarke (Beaurepaire)". The Age. 28 November 1979. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lily Beaurepaire. ## External links[edit] * Lily Beaurepaire – Olympic athlete profile at the Australian Olympic Committee * Lily Beaurepaire – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com