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Helen Gradwell Varcoe (18 February 1907 – 7 May 1995), later known by her married name Helen Nicholls, was an English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[1] Varcoe won a bronze medal swimming the anchor leg for the British women's team in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay, together with her teammates Joyce Cooper, Valerie Davies and Edna Hughes.[1][2] The British women finished third with a time of 4:52.4, behind the Americans (4:38.0) and Dutch (4:47.5), and ahead of the Canadians (5:05.7).[3]
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| Full name | Helen Gradwell Varcoe | |||||||||||||
| National team |  Great Britain | |||||||||||||
| Born | 18 February 1907 Truro, England | |||||||||||||
| Died | 7 May 1995 (aged 88) Croydon, London, England | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Varcoe was born in Croydon, London, and died in Truro, Cornwall.[1][4]
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Helen Varcoe". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Great Britain Swimming at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Women's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: Helen Gradwell Varcoe; Apr-May-Jun quarter 1907; District: Croydon; Volume: 2a; Page: 255.
External links
- Helen Varcoe at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
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