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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 (2nd right) at 1920 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Frances Cowells Schroth | |||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 11, 1893 Toledo, Ohio | |||||||||||||||||||
| Died | October 6, 1961 (aged 68) Guadalajara, Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Athens Athletic Club | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Schroth was born in Toledo, Ohio. She was married to George Schroth, an Olympic bronze medalist in water polo at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[5]
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay
References
- Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Frances Schroth Archived July 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
- Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, United States Swimming at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games Archived November 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
- Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games, Women's 100 metres Freestyle Final Archived November 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
- Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games, Women's 300 metres Freestyle Final Archived November 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
- "Frances Schroth". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frances Schroth". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-07-18.
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