Thelma Payne

Thelma R. Payne (later Sanborn, July 18, 1896 – September 7, 1988) was an American diver won the bronze medal in the 3 meter springboard at the 1920 Summer Olympics. She also won the springboard at the AAU Championships in 1918–1920.

Thelma was AAU national champion in diving in 1918, 1919 and 1920.

After the 1920 Olympics she acted as a model for the Jantzen swimwear company. In 1926 she moved from Oregon to California, where she worked as a swimming instructor at the Breakers Beach Club in Santa Monica, the Jonathan Club, the Hollywood Athletic Club, and the LAAC. In 1983 she was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame.