Brenda Mersereau Helser(May 26, 1924 – March 26, 2001), later known by her married nameBrenda Helser de Morelos,was an American former competitionswimmerwho won a gold medal in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay at the1948 Summer Olympicsin London. A graduate ofStanford University,de Morelos grew up inOregonwhere she graduated from Lincoln High School. Her swim coach wasInternational Swimming Hall of FamememberJack Cody.Along with fellow 1948 OlympiansSuzanne ZimmermanandNancy Merki,Helser was part of theMultnomah Athletic Clubteam dubbed "Cody's Kids" that from 1939 to 1948, won 58 individual national swimming titles and three national team swimming championships.[3]
 Helser in 1948 | ||||||||||||
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| Full name | Brenda Mersereau Helser | |||||||||||
| National team |  United States | |||||||||||
| Born | May 26, 1924 San Francisco, California,U.S.[1] | |||||||||||
| Died | March 26, 2001(aged 76)[2] | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||
| Club | Multnomah Athletic Club, Los Angeles Athletic Club | |||||||||||
| Coach | Jack Cody | |||||||||||
Medal record
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After her retirement from competition swimming, Helser married the Comte de Morelos, a French nobleman, and became the Comtesse de Morelos y Guerrero.[3]She was a member of theOregon Sports Hall of Fameand theStanford Athletic Hall of Fame.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill;et al."Brenda Helser".Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.Sports Reference LLC.Archived fromthe originalon April 18, 2020.
- ^"Brenda Helser's obituary".Archived fromthe originalon July 9, 2018.RetrievedMay 26,2018.
- ^abSchneidermann, Floyd (August 19, 1990). "Swimmers Reunited at Coach's Induction into State Sports Hall".The Oregonian.
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