Frances Schroth

Frances Cowells Schroth (April 11, 1893 – October 6, 1961) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. She represented the United States at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.[1] She won the gold medal as member of the first-place U.S. team in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with Margaret Woodbridge, Irene Guest and Ethelda Bleibtrey.[1][2] The American relay team set a new world record of 5:11.6 in the event final.[1] Individually, she also won bronze medals for her third-place performances in the women's 100-meter freestyle (1:17.2) and the women's 300-meter freestyle (4:52.0).[1][3][4]

Frances Schroth

Schroth (2nd right) at 1920 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Frances Cowells Schroth
National team	United States
Born	(1893-04-11)April 11, 1893 Toledo, Ohio
Died	October 6, 1961(1961-10-06) (aged 68) Guadalajara, Mexico
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Athens Athletic Club
Medal record Women's swimming Representing the United State Olympic Games 1920 Antwerp 4×100 m freestyle 1920 Antwerp 100 m freestyle 1920 Antwerp 300 m freestyle

Schroth was born in Toledo, Ohio. She was married to George Schroth, an Olympic bronze medalist in water polo at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
• World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay

References

1. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Frances Schroth Archived July 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
2. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, United States Swimming at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games Archived November 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
3. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games, Women's 100 metres Freestyle Final Archived November 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
4. Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games, Women's 300 metres Freestyle Final Archived November 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 29, 2012.

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frances Schroth". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-07-18.