Mavis Anne Freeman (November 7, 1918 – October 1988) was an American competition
swimmer
Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...
who represented the United States in the
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...
in Berlin, Germany. Freeman received a bronze medal as a member of the third-place U.S. team in the
women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with her teammates
Katherine Rawls
Katherine Louise Rawls (June 14, 1917 – April 8, 1982), also known by her married names Katherine Thompson and Katherine Green, was an American competition swimmer and diver. She was the United States national champion in multiple events duri ...
,
Bernice Lapp and
Olive McKean. The Americans finished in a time of 4:40.2, behind the women's teams from the Netherlands and Germany.
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See also
* List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in swimming.
Current program
50 metre freestyle
100 metre freestyle
200 metre freestyle
400 metre freestyle
800 metre freestyle
1500 metre freestyle
100 metre backstroke
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References
1918 births
1988 deaths
American female freestyle swimmers
Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in swimming
Sportspeople from New York City
Swimmers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
20th-century American women
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