Born: 25 September 1914, United States
Died: 23 July 2014
Country most active: United States
Also known as: Helen Carroll
The following is republished with permission from the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail.
Helen Johns (1914-2014), trained by her father, won a gold medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics at just seventeen.
Carroll was taught swimming by her father and trained primarily in the ocean. She was formally coached for one year before she qualified for the Olympics. At the age of seventeen, she represented the United States at the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. She won a gold medal in the women’s 4×100-meter freestyle relay.