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Frances Schroth

1893 - 1961

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Frances Cowells Schroth (April 11, 1893 – October 6, 1961), known as Frances Cowells prior to her marriage to George Schroth Jr. in October, 1918, was an American competition swimmer for the Athens Athletic Club, a 1920 Antwerp Olympic champion in the Women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, a bronze medalist in both the 100 and 300-meter freestyle events, and a former world record-holder. She attended the 1924 Olympics as an alternate in the 100-meter backstroke, but did not participate. Frances Cowells was born in Toledo, Ohio on April 11, 1893. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frances Schroth is the 121st most popular swimmer (down from 104th in 2019), the 8,758th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,360th in 2019) and the 55th most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Frances Schroth ranks 121 out of 709. Before her are Géza Kádas, Perry McGillivray, William Yorzyk, Natalie Coughlin, Claudia Kolb, and Andrea Pollack. After her are Lance Larson, Charles Devendeville, Oleksandr Sydorenko, Adolph Kiefer, Max Hainle, and Nel van Vliet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, Frances Schroth ranks 239. Before her are Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, Nurul Amin, Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río, Luis Otero, Toti Dal Monte, and Perry McGillivray. After her are Ichikawa Fusae, Ragnar Malm, Frans Blom, Maja Berezowska, Walter Gordon, and Norman Bel Geddes. Among people deceased in 1961, Frances Schroth ranks 170. Before her are Harry Ryan, Suryakant Tripathi, Anne Sewell Young, Albert Oldman, Ruth Chatterton, and Francesco Severi. After her are Robert L. Eichelberger, Max Hainle, Hanns Seidel, Antonio Urdinarán, Max Schöne, and Aloys Van de Vyvere.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frances Schroth ranks 8,760 out of 20,380. Before her are Louise Lasser (1939), Missy Elliott (1971), Jim McGovern (1959), Peter Del Monte (1943), Lydia Maria Child (1802), and Elliott H. Lieb (1932). After her are Hal David (1921), Paul McCarthy (1945), Jeanne Bates (1918), Bill Farmer (1952), Mary Badham (1952), and Tim "Ripper" Owens (1967).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Frances Schroth ranks 55. Before her are Lynn Burke (1943), Ginny Duenkel (1947), Perry McGillivray (1893), William Yorzyk (1933), Natalie Coughlin (1982), and Claudia Kolb (1949). After her are Lance Larson (1940), Adolph Kiefer (1918), Cathy Ferguson (1948), Brenda Helser (1924), Pua Kealoha (1902), and Harry Hebner (1891).

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