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Helene Madison

1913 - 1970

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Helene Emma Madison (June 19, 1913 – November 27, 1970) was an American competition swimmer, a 1932 Olympic gold medalist in the 100-meter, 400-meter and 4x100-meter freestyle relay, and a former world record-holder. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin on June 9, 1913, though as a young child her family relocated to Seattle. By the age of 12, she began swimming at the Seattle area's Green Lake, one block from her Seattle home, and later participated in Seattle Parks Department swim programs. Recognized as a young talent by local Seattle area coach Ray Daughters in 1928, Madison started swimming competitively with Daughters at the Crystal Pool, and later at the Washington Athletic Club. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Helene Madison is the 57th most popular swimmer (up from 72nd in 2019), the 6,411th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,026th in 2019) and the 25th most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Helene Madison ranks 57 out of 709. Before her are Kathy Ellis, Pontus Hanson, Erich Rademacher, Margaret Woodbridge, Gérard Blitz, and Greta Andersen. After her are Hilde Schrader, Clarke Scholes, Jeff Farrell, Emil Rausch, Åke Borg, and David Hammond.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Helene Madison ranks 226. Before her are Félicien Marceau, Josef Stroh, Arne Nyberg, Sándor Weöres, Lewis A. Coser, and Harry Andersson. After her are Robert Jungk, Iosif Grigulevich, Zezé Procópio, Martial Célestin, Georges Candilis, and Pierre Daninos. Among people deceased in 1970, Helene Madison ranks 185. Before her are Julius Pokorny, Shoichi Sakata, Paul Schmidt, Konstantinos Tsaldaris, Arne Nyberg, and Christopher Kelk Ingold. After her are Inger Stevens, Cyril Scott, Pierre Veyron, Abraham Alikhanov, Käthe Krauss, and Orhan Kemal.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Helene Madison ranks 6,412 out of 20,380. Before her are Camille Paglia (1947), Victor J. Stenger (1935), Scott Columbus (1956), Squanto (1585), Robert Berdella (1949), and Jack Oakie (1903). After her are Tony Joe White (1943), Frances Sternhagen (1930), Lawrence Tierney (1919), Everlast (1969), Maria Tallchief (1925), and James Blish (1921).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Helene Madison ranks 25. Before her are Yoshi Oyakawa (1933), Aileen Riggin (1906), Charles Daniels (1885), Steve Clark (1943), Kathy Ellis (1946), and Margaret Woodbridge (1902). After her are Clarke Scholes (1930), Jeff Farrell (1937), David Hammond (1881), Cathy Carr (1954), Ford Konno (1933), and Albina Osipowich (1911).

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