Schroth, Frances (b. 1893)
Schroth, Frances (b. 1893)
American swimmer. Born April 11, 1893.
At Antwerp Olympics, won bronze medals in the 300-meter freestyle and 100-meter freestyle and a gold in the 4 × 100-meter freestyle relay (1920); at Paris Olympics, was an alternate in the 100-meter backstroke at age 31 (1924).
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