Helen Varcoe Explained

Helen Varcoe
Fullname:	Helen Gradwell Varcoe
Strokes:	Freestyle
Birth Date:	18 February 1907
Birth Place:	Truro, England
Death Place:	Croydon, London, England

Helen Gradwell Varcoe (18 February 1907  - 7 May 1995), later known by her married name Helen Nicholls, was an English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.^[1] Varcoe won a bronze medal swimming the anchor leg for the British women's team in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay, together with her teammates Joyce Cooper, Valerie Davies and Edna Hughes.^{[1] [2]} The British women finished third with a time of 4:52.4, behind the Americans (4:38.0) and Dutch (4:47.5), and ahead of the Canadians (5:05.7).^[3]

Varcoe was born in Croydon, London, and died in Truro, Cornwall.^{[1] [4]}

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)

Notes and References

1. Helen Varcoe . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150613061206/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/helen-varcoe-1.html . 2015-06-13 . 2 June 2015.
2. Great Britain Swimming at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150613053622/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GBR/summer/1932/SWI/ . 2015-06-13 . 2 June 2015.
3. Women's 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121025091503/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1932/SWI/womens-4-x-100-metres-freestyle-relay.html . 2012-10-25 . 2 June 2015.
4. England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: Helen Gradwell Varcoe; Apr-May-Jun quarter 1907; District: Croydon; Volume: 2a; Page: 255.