National team United States Role Swimmer Sport Swimming Died October 6, 1961 | Club Athens Athletic Club Height 1.68 m Name Frances Schroth Strokes Freestyle swimming | |
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Full name Frances Cowells Schroth Born April 11, 1893 ( 1893-04-11 ) Toledo, Ohio Olympic medals Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle People also search for Irene Guest, Ethelda Bleibtrey | ||
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. 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. The American relay team set a new world record of 5:11.6 in the event final. 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).
Schroth was born in Toledo, Ohio. She was married to George Schroth, an Olympic bronze medalist in water polo at the 1924 Summer Olympics.