Helen Eileen Johns (September 25, 1914 – July 23, 2014), later known by her married name Helen Carroll, was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.
In 1936 Johns graduated from Pembroke College, the former women's college of Brown University, with a bachelor's degree in psychology and economics.[5] She later received her master's degree in special education.[6]
Johns married Eugene Carroll in 1937 and moved to Swansea, Massachusetts wherein they had two daughters, Deborah and Judith. In 1957 they moved to Sumter, South Carolina.[7]
In addition to coaching swimming, she became a special education teacher in the Sumter School District in Sumter, South Carolina in 1957 and retired from that position in 1980.[8] In 1996 Johns carried the Olympic torch for a stretch in the Olympic torch relay for the 1996 Summer Olympics. She was inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame for her achievements as an Olympic swimmer in 2004.[9]
Johns died on July 23, 2014, at the age of 99, in Sumter.[10][11]
^At 97, Olympic female gold medalist savors role as pioneer
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^Pave, Marvin (November–December 2014). "A Pioneer in Women's Sport". Brown Alumni Magazine. from the original on 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
^Downtown Sumter Business News May 2007 (Helen Carroll listed as member of the Main Street Society) 2007-10-30 at the Wayback Machine
^"Medford's Last Living Olympic Gold Medal Winner Passes Away". Inside Medford. 2014-08-16. from the original on 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
^"Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame: Helen Johns (Carroll), Inducted 2004". Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame. from the original on 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
^Old, Jason (2014-07-24). "1932 Olympic gold medalist dies in Sumter". WIS. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
^Marvin Pave, "Helen Johns Carroll, 99; was gold medalist in 1932 Olympics," Boston Globe (August 15, 2014). Retrieved August 18, 2014.
External linksedit
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20.
helen, johns, swimmer, helen, eileen, johns, september, 1914, july, 2014, later, known, married, name, helen, carroll, american, competition, swimmer, olympic, champion, former, world, record, holder, helen, johnspersonal, informationfull, namehelen, eileen, j. Helen Eileen Johns September 25 1914 July 23 2014 later known by her married name Helen Carroll was an American competition swimmer Olympic champion and former world record holder Helen JohnsPersonal informationFull nameHelen Eileen JohnsNational team United StatesBorn 1914 09 25 September 25 1914East Boston Massachusetts U S DiedJuly 23 2014 2014 07 23 aged 99 Sumter South Carolina U S SportSportSwimmingStrokesFreestyleClubBrookline Women s Swimming AssociationBoston Swimming AssociationMedal record Women s swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 1932 Los Angeles 4 100 m freestyle Contents 1 Career 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksCareer editJohns was born in East Boston but grew up in nearby Medford Massachusetts 1 At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Johns represented the United States at the age of 17 2 She won a gold medal in the women s 4 100 meter freestyle relay with U S teammates Eleanor Garatti Helene Madison and Josephine McKim 2 3 The American women set a new world record in the event with a time of 4 38 0 beating teams from the Netherlands silver and Great Britain bronze by nine and fourteen seconds respectively 2 4 In 1936 Johns graduated from Pembroke College the former women s college of Brown University with a bachelor s degree in psychology and economics 5 She later received her master s degree in special education 6 Johns married Eugene Carroll in 1937 and moved to Swansea Massachusetts wherein they had two daughters Deborah and Judith In 1957 they moved to Sumter South Carolina 7 In addition to coaching swimming she became a special education teacher in the Sumter School District in Sumter South Carolina in 1957 and retired from that position in 1980 8 In 1996 Johns carried the Olympic torch for a stretch in the Olympic torch relay for the 1996 Summer Olympics She was inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame for her achievements as an Olympic swimmer in 2004 9 Johns died on July 23 2014 at the age of 99 in Sumter 10 11 See also editList of Olympic medalists in swimming women World record progression 4 100 metres freestyle relayReferences edit At 97 Olympic female gold medalist savors role as pioneer a b c Sports Reference com Olympic Sports Athletes Helen Johns Archived 2012 10 20 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved December 3 2012 Sports Reference com Olympic Sports United States Swimming at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games Archived 2012 11 10 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved December 3 2012 Sports Reference com Olympic Sports Swimming at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games Women s 4 100 metres Freestyle Relay Archived 2012 10 25 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved December 3 2012 Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame Inductee Details Helen Johns Carroll Archived from the original on 2016 03 03 Retrieved 2012 12 02 Pave Marvin November December 2014 A Pioneer in Women s Sport Brown Alumni Magazine Archived from the original on 2020 02 03 Retrieved 2020 02 03 Downtown Sumter Business News May 2007 Helen Carroll listed as member of the Main Street Society Archived 2007 10 30 at the Wayback Machine Medford s Last Living Olympic Gold Medal Winner Passes Away Inside Medford 2014 08 16 Archived from the original on 2020 02 05 Retrieved 2020 02 04 Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame Helen Johns Carroll Inducted 2004 Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame Archived from the original on 2020 02 03 Retrieved 2020 02 03 Old Jason 2014 07 24 1932 Olympic gold medalist dies in Sumter WIS Retrieved 2014 07 24 Marvin Pave Helen Johns Carroll 99 was gold medalist in 1932 Olympics Boston Globe August 15 2014 Retrieved August 18 2014 External links editEvans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Helen Johns Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 2012 10 20 Helen Johns at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Helen Johns swimmer amp oldid 1209131906, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
