Frances Schroth
Schroth (2nd right) at 1920 Olympics
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| Full name | Frances Cowells Schroth | ||||||||||||||||||
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 United States
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| Born |
April 11, 1893 Toledo, Ohio |
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| Died | October 6, 1961 (aged 68) Guadalajara, Mexico |
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| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 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.
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