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Helene Emma Madison (June 19, 1913 – November 27, 1970) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. [1]Madison won three gold medals in freestyle event at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, becoming, along with Romeo Neri of Italy, the most successful athlete at the 1932 Olympics: women's 100-meter freestyle, 400-meter freestyle, and 4×100 ...
The women's 100 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics programme. [1] It was the fifth appearance of the event, which was established in 1912. The competition was held on Saturday 6 August 1932 and on Monday 8 August 1932. Twenty swimmers from ten nations competed.
The women's 400 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics programme. [1] It was the third appearance of the event, which was established in 1924 after 1920 a 300-metre event was held. The competition was held on Thursday 11 August 1932 and on Saturday 13 August 1932.
The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics programme. [1] It was the fifth appearance of the event, which was established in 1912. The competition was held on Friday, 12 August 1932. Twenty swimmers from five nations competed.
The selection of the host city for the 1932 Summer Olympics was made at the 23rd IOC Session in Rome, Italy, on April 9, 1923.Remarkably, the selection process consisted of a single bid, from Los Angeles’ Olympic Committee led by Billy May Garland, and as there were no bids from any other city, Los Angeles was selected by default to host the 1932 Games.
Nov. 21—WEST FARGO, N.D. — The Jamestown Jaws Swimming Club went to their first meet of the season with two swimmers from Nov. 17 to Nov. 19 at the Hulbert Aquatic Center. The two swimmers ...
At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women. [1] The competitions were held from Saturday, August 6, to Saturday, August 13, 1932. There was a total of 128 participants from 20 countries competing. [2]
The club also became a center for training local athletes for professional careers as well as for the Olympics. The club enthusiastically hired Ray Daughters, swimming coach at the Crystal Pool Natatorium. He was followed to the club by his young protege, Helene Madison. [4] The club's pool would later be named in her honor. [24]