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{{Infobox swimmer<br />
| name = Susan Laird<br />
| image = US Women 4x100m team 1928 Olympics (cropped) - Susan Laird.jpg<br />
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| caption = Laird at the 1928 Olympics<br />
| fullname = Susanne E. Laird<br />
| nicknames = "Susan"<br />
| national_team = {{USA}}<br />
| strokes = [[Freestyle swimming|Freestyle]]<br />
| club = Carnegie Library Athletic Club<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1908|7|18|mf=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Homestead, Pennsylvania]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1933|11|7|1908|7|18|mf=y}}<br />
| death_place = [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]<br />
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'''Susanne E. Laird''' (July 18, 1908 – November 7, 1933), also known by her married name '''Susan Scavey''', was an American competition [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] who represented the United States at the [[1928 Summer Olympics]].<br />
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Laird was born in [[Homestead, Pennsylvania]], and was one of four girls, including [[Josephine McKim]] and [[Lenore Kight]], who trained at the [[Carnegie Library of Homestead|Carnegie Library Athletic Club]] under coach Jack Scarry, her uncle, to represent the United States as members of the Olympic swim team.<ref name=Madarasz>{{cite web|last=Madarasz|first=Anne|title=Pittsburgh's Ace Mermaids|url=http://www.pittsburghsportsreport.com/2005-Issues/psr0508/05080115.html|work=Sports History|publisher=Pittsburgh Sports Report|accessdate=9 December 2012}}</ref> She began swimming at age 14 on the advice of a physician after developing [[Sydenham's chorea|St. Vitus Dance]]. The doctor believed swimming as a daily exercise would help to cure her nervous condition.<br />
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Laird won her first championship in 1924 at Lake Elizabeth in Pittsburgh, completing the 50-yard freestyle in 32 seconds. She placed second in the 100 meters and third in the 300-yard medley at the [[Sesquicentennial Exposition|1926 Sesquicentennial]] in Philadelphia. That year, she went on to win the national 100-yard junior championship. In 1928 she qualified for the American Olympic Team, and traveled aboard the [[USS Joseph T. Dickman (APA-13)|S.S. ''President Roosevelt'']] to Amsterdam, the Netherlands, for the [[1928 Summer Olympics]]. Laird finished fifth in the [[Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle|women's 100-meter freestyle]]. She also helped the American relay team to qualify for the final of the [[Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay]] as they set a new world record in the semifinals.<ref name=sr/> Laird did not receive a gold medal, even though the American team finished first in the event final, because she did not swim in the final.<br />
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After graduating from [[Temple University]] in 1930, Laird was appointed girls' coach and physical education instructor at Homestead High School, a position she held until her death from a rare blood disorder and subsequent pneumonia at age 25.<ref name=sr/><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)]]<br />
* [[List of Temple University people]]<br />
* [[World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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<ref name=sr>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418051051/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/susan-laird-1.html Susan Laird] – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com</ref><br />
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[[File:US Women 4x100m team 1928 Olympics.jpg|thumb|450px|left|US women 4 × 100 m team at the 1928 Olympics, Laird is third from right]]<br />
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