 Wainwright in 1922 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Helen E. Wainwright | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 15, 1906 New York City, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | October 8, 1965 (aged 59) Hampton Bays, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 1 in (155 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, springboard diving | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Women's Swimming Association (WSA) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Louis de B. Handley, (WSA) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Helen E. Wainwright (March 15, 1906 – October 8, 1965), also known by her married name Helen Stelling, was a competition diver and swimmer for the Women's Swimming Association of New York, who represented the United States at the 1920 Summer Olympics, where she won a silver medal in 3-meter springboard diving and in the 1924 Summer Olympics, where she won a silver medal in the 400-meter freestyle.[1] She remains the only woman to ever win Olympic silver medals in both swimming and diving.[1]
- ^ a b "Helen Wainwright". Olympedia. Archived from the original on November 16, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.