Yvonne Jeanne
Motto started swimming in 1922 and participated in school competitions between 1922 and 1928. In the early summer of 1928 she had an illness. Later in the summer of 1928 she started competing at the main competitions. In July 1928 she finished second at the championships of Paris in the 400 metre freestyle and at the national championships she finished second in the 200 metre breaststroke. Later the year in August she competed at the , a main open water race in Paris. With her team she finished in second place. In 1929 she became French national champion in the 200 metre breaststroke in a time of 3:38.4. In the following three years (1930, 1931 and 1932) she won the bronze medal in the 200 metre breaststroke at the national championships. At the national championships she became national in 1932 with her team in the medley relay event in a time of 4:29.