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Helen Wainwright
Full name: Helen E. Wainwright (-Stelling)
Gender: Female
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
Born: March 15, 1906 in New York, New York, United States
Died: October 11, 1965 in Hampton Bays, New York, United States
Affiliations: Women's Swimming Association
Country: 
United States
Sport: Diving, Swimming
Medals: 2 Silver (2 Total)
Biography
Helen Wainwright is one of only three American women who have won Olympic medals for swimming and diving. Representing the Women’s Swimming Association of New York, she won 17 AAU swimming championships and two indoor AAU diving championships and during World War II turned over all her trophies to the government for the metal drive. She later turned professional and toured the country with several aquacades, playing the theaters with a portable tank. She married a career military man, Lt. Cree Stelling. |
Results
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 Summer | 14 | Antwerpen | Diving | Women's Springboard | United States | USA | 2 | Silver | |
| 1924 Summer | 18 | Paris | Swimming | Women's 400 metres Freestyle | United States | USA | 2 | Silver |
Women's Springboard
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank |
|---|
Women's 400 metres Freestyle
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 Summer | 18 | Paris | Swimming | United States | Final | 2 | 6:03.8 | ||
| 1924 Summer | 18 | Paris | Swimming | United States | Semi-Finals | Heat One | 1 | QU | 6:19.6 |
| 1924 Summer | 18 | Paris | Swimming | United States | Round One | Heat Three | 1 | QU | 6:46.8 |
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