Helene Madison

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Stock #: 235726
Type: Postcard
Era: Continental Chrome
Publisher: The Maximum Card Collection
Postmark: 1990 Jul-6
PM City: Minneapolis
PM State: MN
Stamp: 25c
Size: 4" x 5.75" (10.25 x 15 cm)

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First day of issue: July 6, 1990 First issue location: Minneapolis, Minnesota The sport of women's swimming was still very new and Helene Madison (1913-1970) was in her teens when the 1932 Summer Olympics were held in Los Angeles, California. Emerging from what is known as the "Golden Age of Swimming," Madison was a teen wonder, having by the age of 17 established twenty-six world records in freestyle events - in distances ranging from 50 yards to one mile. Two years later at the Olympic games, she was the only member of the American contingent to win three gold medals. In the 100-meter freestyle event, she set an Olympic record after faltering a bit in the semi-finals. In the 400-meter freestyle she was pushed severely by her American teammate Lenore Kight, yet set a new world record while touching the final wall just inches in front of Kight. Finally, she took a gold in the 400-meter freestyle relay. During the 1930s Madison earned a dozen world and thirty American championships, and at one time held all of the standards in American freestyle swimming

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