Helen Varcoe
English swimmer (1907–1995)
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Helen Gradwell Varcoe (18 February 1907 – 7 May 1995), later known by her married name Helen Nicholls, was an English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[1] Varcoe won a bronze medal swimming the anchor leg for the British women's team in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay, together with her teammates Joyce Cooper, Valerie Davies and Edna Hughes.[1][2] The British women finished third with a time of 4:52.4, behind the Americans (4:38.0) and Dutch (4:47.5), and ahead of the Canadians (5:05.7).[3]
FullnameHelen Gradwell Varcoe
Nationalteam
Great Britain
Great BritainBorn18 February 1907
Croydon, England
Died7 May 1995 (aged 88)
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| Full name | Helen Gradwell Varcoe | ||||||||||||||
| National team | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 February 1907 Croydon, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 May 1995 (aged 88) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
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Varcoe was born in Croydon, London, and died in Truro, Cornwall.[1][4]
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