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Helen Wainwright

Helen Wainwright (1906-1965), also known as Helen Stelling was a diver and swimmer who represented the United States at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics. She nearly became the first woman to swim the English Channel, but had to pull out due to an injury

Picture No
13743150
Media ID
46793810
Size
1734px x 2724px (1.1MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Unattributed photograph in Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News', 7 February 1925, page 275
Date
circa 1925

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