 Schroth (2nd right) at 1920 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Frances Cowells Schroth | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1893-04-11)April 11, 1893 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | October 6, 1961(1961-10-06) (aged 68) Guadalajara, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | 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. She won the gold medal as a member of the first-place U.S. team in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with Margaret Woodbridge, Irene Guest and Ethelda Bleibtrey. The American relay team set a new world record of 5:11.6 in the event final. 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).
Schroth was born in Toledo, Ohio. She was married to George Schroth, an Olympic bronze medalist in water polo at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
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 September 4, 2021.
External links
- Frances Schroth at Olympics.com
- Frances Schroth at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Frances Schroth at Find a Grave
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