# Mercedes Gleitze

> Mercedes Carey was a British professional swimmer. She was the first known person to swim the Straits of Gibraltar and the first British woman to swim the English Channel. The name of Mercedes Gleitze was used to market Rolex's new waterproof case, the "Oyster". She established endurance records for swimming including a record of 46 hours in 1932. She was able to raise funds to found the Mercedes Gleitze Homes in Leicester via sponsorship. The Mercedes Gleitze charity is now linked to the Family Action charity.

*British swimmer (1900-1981)*

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## Identity
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1900-11-18
- **Died:** 1981-02-09
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 46.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 6.6 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [梅賽德斯·格萊茲](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A2%85%E8%B3%BD%E5%BE%B7%E6%96%AF%C2%B7%E6%A0%BC%E8%90%8A%E8%8C%B2)
- [Mercedes Gleitze](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_Gleitze)
- [Mercedes Gleitze](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_Gleitze)
- [Mercedes Gleitze](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_Gleitze)
- [Mercedes Gleitze](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_Gleitze)
- [മെഴ്‌സിഡസ് ഗ്ലൈറ്റ്സെ](https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%86%E0%B4%B4%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8C%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%A1%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%97%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%88%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%86)
- [Mercedes Gleitze](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_Gleitze)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1921388)

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