| Intro | American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist |
| A.K.A. | Bernice Ruth Lapp, Bernice Squier |
| Was |
Athlete Swimmer |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | female |
| Birth | 11 September 1917, North Plainfield, New Jersey |
| Death |
8 September 2010, Edison (aged 93 years) |
Bernice Ruth Lapp (September 11, 1917 – September 8, 2010), also known by her married name Bernice Squier, was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Lapp won a bronze medal as a member of the third-place U.S. team in the women’s 4×100-meter freestyle relay. Individually, she also competed in the semifinals of the women’s 100-meter freestyle.