Helen Plaschinski Farca (born April 8, 1963) is a former female freestyle swimmer from

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, who participated in the 1980 Summer Olympics for her native country. Her best result in

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was a sixth place in the Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay. She competed in the

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(as a 14 year old) and the

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in Israel. In each, she won gold medals in the 100 and 200 m freestyle.

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