Helene Madison

Eleanor Helene Madison ( born June 19, 1913 in Madison, † November 27, 1970 in Seattle ) was an American swimmer.

Helene Madison was the female swimming star of the U.S. team at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. She won the gold medal in the 100 m and 400 m freestyle. With the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay they could add a third gold medal. Due to a short time as a professional swimmer and her roles in the films The Human Fish (1932) and The Warrior's Husband ( 1933) she was not allowed to participate in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.

As the first woman Madison in 1931 awarded the Sportsman of the Year Award from the Associated Press. In 1966, she was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the international swimming sport.

Madison (Wisconsin) Freestyle swimming Associated Press Athlete of the Year Ethel Lackie Albina Osipowich Rie Mastenbroek Greta Andersen Dawn Fraser Jan Henne Barbara Krause Nancy Hogshead-Makar Carrie Steinseifer Kristin Otto Inge de Bruijn Jodie Henry Britta Steffen Martha Norelius Ann Curtis Lorraine Crapp Chris von Saltza Ginny Duenkel Debbie Meyer Shane Gould Ines Diers Tiffany Cohen Janet Evans Dagmar Hase Brooke Bennett Laure Manaudou Rebecca Adlington Camille Muffat
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