An Olympic Silver Medalist In the Pool, Katie Grimes Finishes Top 15 In The Marathon Swim
Marathon swimmers face all sorts of conditions. In Paris, the open-water swimmers faced a mean current.
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Athlete Bio#
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Age
Died (Aged 57)
1913-1970
Hometown
Seattle, WA
Education
Lincoln High School (Tacoma, Wash.)
Quick Facts
- Born in Wisconsin and moved to Seattle as a child
- First woman to swim 100-yard freestyle in one minute flat
- Was named Associated Press’ first Female of the Year in 1931
- Embarked on an acting career after retiring from competitive swimming
- Two Seattle swimming pools are named in her honor
- Passed away from throat cancer in 1970 at age 57.
Olympic Experience
- 1-time Olympian; 3-time Olympic medalist (3 gold)
- Olympic Games Los Angeles 1932, gold (100m Freestyle - Women, 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay - Women, 400m Freestyle - Women)
Hall Of Fame Bio #
Helene Madison was a three-time Olympic gold medalist in swimming who held 23 world records throughout her career. Born in Madison, Wisconsin, she burst onto the national Swimming scene at age 16, winning each freestyle event at the 1930 U.S. Championships. Madison became the first woman to swim the 100-yard freestyle in one minute flat, and proceeded to sweep the freestyle events at the national championships in 1931 and 1932. At the Olympic Games Los Angeles 1932, she won three gold medals in the 100-meter freestyle, 400 relay and 400 freestyle. After retiring from amateur Swimming, Madison appeared in a number of Hollywood pictures before returning to Seattle. There, she opened a Swimming school at the Moore Hotel pool, and one of her students, Nancy Ramsey, went on to win a silver medal at the Olympic Games Melbourne 1956. Madison was later inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1966. She passed away in November 1970 at the age of 57.
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