Helen Wainwright
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Wainwright in 1922
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| Full name | Helen E. Wainwright | |||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States |
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| Born | March 15, 1906 New York, New York |
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| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Hampton Bays, New York |
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| Height | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) | |||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, springboard diving | |||||||||||||||
| Club | Women's Swimming Association | |||||||||||||||
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Helen E. Wainwright (March 15, 1906 – October 11, 1965), also known by her married name Helen Stelling, was an American competition diver and swimmer who represented the United States at the 1920 Summer Olympics and 1924 Summer Olympics.
In 1920 she won the silver medal in the women's 3-meter springboard competition. Four years later, she won the silver medal in the women's 400-meter freestyle event.
Wainwright was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1972. She remains the only woman to ever win Olympic silver medals in both swimming and diving.[1]
See also
- List of athletes with Olympic medals in different disciplines
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- World record progression 1500 metres freestyle
References
- ↑ International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honorees, Helen Wainwright (USA). Retrieved April 9, 2015.
External links
- Helen Wainwright – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
- Helen Wainwright (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame
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Women's 1,500-meter freestyle world record-holder (long course) August 19, 1922 – December 31, 1925 |
Succeeded by Ethel McGary |
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