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| Full name | Frances Cowells Schroth | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  United States |
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| Born | April 11, 1893 Toledo, Ohio |
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| Died | October 6, 1961 (aged 68) Guadalajara, Mexico |
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| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stroke(s) | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Athens Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||||||
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Frances Cowells Schroth (April 11, 1893 – October 6, 1961) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. She represented the United States at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.[1] She won the gold medal as member of the first-place U.S. team in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with Margaret Woodbridge, Irene Guest and Ethelda Bleibtrey.[1][2] The American relay team set a new world record of 5:11.6 in the event final.[1] Individually, she also won bronze medals for her third-place performances in the women's 100-meter freestyle (1:17.2) and the women's 300-meter freestyle (4:52.0).[1][3][4]
Schroth was born in Toledo, Ohio. She was married to George Schroth, an Olympic bronze medalist in water polo at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]
See also [edit]
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay
References [edit]
- ^ a b c d e Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Frances Schroth. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, United States Swimming at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games, Women's 100 metres Freestyle Final. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games, Women's 300 metres Freestyle Final. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
External links [edit]
- Frances Schroth – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
- Frances Schroth – Olympic Games results at databaseOlympics.com
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