Helen Johns (swimmer)
Helen Eileen Johns-Caroll (born September 25, 1914 in East Boston , Massachusetts , † July 23, 2014 in Sumter , South Carolina ) was an American swimmer.
successes
At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles , she became Olympic champion in the 4 × 100 m freestyle in the world record time of 4: 38.0 minutes together with Eleanor Saville , Josephine McKim and Helene Madison .
Web links
- Helen Johns in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Helen Johns Carroll. Obituary in the Los Angeles Times, July 25, 2014
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| SURNAME | Johns, Helen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Johns-Caroll, Helen Eileen (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American swimmer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | East Boston , Massachusetts |
| DATE OF DEATH | 23rd July 2014 |
| Place of death | Sumter , South Carolina |