Euphrasia Donnelly

Euphrasia Donnelly

Personal information
Full name	Euphrasia Louise Donnelly
Nickname	"Fraze"
National team	United States
Born	(1905-06-06)June 6, 1905 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Died	May 20, 1963(1963-05-20) (aged 57) Warsaw, Indiana, U.S.
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Hoosier Athletic Club
Medal record Women's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 1924 Paris 4×100 m freestyle relay

Euphrasia Louise "Fraze" Donnelly (June 6, 1905 – May 20, 1963) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.^[1] Donnelly represented the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, where she won a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay event.^[2] Donnelly and her American relay teammates Gertrude Ederle, Ethel Lackie and Mariechen Wehselau set a new world record in the event final of 4:58.8.^[2][3]

Donnelly was born on June 6, 1905, in Indianapolis to Maurice Donnelly and Sarah Jane McCarthy.^[4] She was one of seven children: Maurice, Eileen, Mary, Cecile, Virginia, and Crawford. Fraze (as she was called by her family and friends) was known for her athleticism and quick sense of humor. She later went on to work as an instructor at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.^[5] On November 1, 1934, she married Bruce Raymond Bungard,^[4] a fireman.^[6]

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
• World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay

• Euphrasia Donnelly – Olympic Games results at databaseOlympics.com
• Euphrasia Donnelly – profile at The Blackburn Family Association

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