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Helene Madison






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Helene Madison
Madison (left) with Johnny Weissmuller at 1932 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameHelene Emma Madison
National team United States
Born(1913-06-19)June 19, 1913
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedNovember 27, 1970(1970-11-27) (aged 57)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubWashington Athletic Club

Medal record

Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Women's swimming
Gold medal – first place 1932 Los Angeles 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1932 Los Angeles 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1932 Los Angeles 4×100 m freestyle

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-meter freestyle relay.[2]

In sixteen months in 1930 and 1931, she broke sixteen world records in various distances. Following the 1932 Olympics she appeared in the films The Human Fish and The Warrior's Husband and hence, as a professional, was not allowed to participate in the 1936 Summer OlympicsinBerlin. After her swimming career, she had odd jobs as a swimming instructor, department store clerk and a nurse.

Personal life

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Madison had one child, Helene Madison Ware, who at one time lived in Marysville, Washington. Divorced three times and living alone, she died of throat cancer in 1970 in Seattle, Washington.[3]

Hall of fame

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She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1966, and the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 1992.[4]

The Helene Madison Pool, built in 1970 in the Bitter Lake neighborhood of North Seattle, is dedicated to her memory.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Stein, Alan (2014-02-17). "Freestyle swimmer Helene Madison wins first of three gold medals at the 1932 Summer Olympics on August 8, 1932". HistoryLink.org. Archived from the original on 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  • ^ Helene Madison Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine. Sports-Reference.com
  • ^ "Helene Madison (USA)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on April 9, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
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    Records
    Preceded by

    Albina Osipowich

    		 Women's 100-meter freestyle
    world record-holder (long course)
    14 March 1930 – 9 July 1933     		Succeeded by

    Willy den Ouden

    Preceded by

    Martha Norelius

    		 Women's 200 metre freestyle
    world record holder (long course)
    6 March 1930 – 3 May 1933     		Succeeded by

    Willy den Ouden

    Preceded by

    Martha Norelius

    		 Women's 400 metre freestyle
    world record holder (long course)
    13 February 1931 – 12 July 1934     		Succeeded by

    Willy den Ouden

    Preceded by

    Josephine McKim

    		 Women's 800-meter freestyle
    world record-holder (long course)
    6 July 1930 – 23 July 1931     		Succeeded by

    Yvonne Godard

    Preceded by

    Martha Norelius

    		 Women's 1,500-meter freestyle
    world record-holder (long course)
    15 July 1931 – 26 June 1936     		Succeeded by

    Grete Frederiksen



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