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- ...

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 Bernice Ruth Lapp (September 11, 1917 – September 8, 2010), also known by her married name Bernice Squier, was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Lapp won a bronze medal as ...

and

Olive McKean Mary Olive McKean (August 10, 1915 – March 31, 2006), also known by her married name Olive Mucha, was an American competition swimmer and swimming coach. McKean represented the United States at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. She won a bro ...

. The Americans finished in a time of 4:40.2, behind the women's teams from the Netherlands and Germany.

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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 {{US-swimming-Olympic-medalist-stub

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