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Josephine Eveline McKim (January 4, 1910 – December 10, 1992), also known by her married name Josephine Chalmers, was an American swimmer who won three medals at the 1928 and 1932 Olympics. In 1928 she won the bronze medal in the 400-meter freestyle event. She also swam in the first heat of 4×100-meter freestyle relay, but was replaced by ...
Initially Josephine McKim represented the Carnegie Library Club of Homestead, Pennsylvania, but she later moved to the Canal Zone and competed as an unattached swimmer. She originally specialized in the longer distances and won the AAU 440y in 1929 and the one mile in 1928 and 1929. Following these successes, her second place in the 100m ...
Dec 10, 1992 · Initially Josephine McKim represented the Carnegie Library Club of Homestead, Pennsylvania, but she later moved to the Canal Zone and competed as an unattached swimmer. She originally specialized in the longer distances and won the AAU 440y in 1929 and the one mile in 1928 and 1929. Following these successes, her second place in the 100m ...
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Nov 5, 2014 · Carroll died in Sumter last July at the age of ninety-nine. At the time she was the second-oldest surviving U.S. Olympic gold medalist. Along with Josephine McKim, Eleanor Garatti-Saville, and Helene Madison, Carroll set what was then a 4x100-meter world record of four minutes and thirty-eight seconds. “To have this medal,” Carroll recalled ...
Josephine McKim was an actress and a swimmer who won a gold medal for the USA in the 1932 Olympics. She was born in 1910, married to Gordon Chalmers, and died in 1992.
- January 4, 1910
- December 10, 1992
McKim, Josephine (1910–)American swimmer. Born Jan 4, 1910, in Oil City, PA.At Amsterdam Olympics, won a bronze medal in the 400-meter freestyle (1928); at Los Angeles Olympics, won a gold medal the 4×100-meter freestyle relay (1932); during swimming career, set 6 world records and won 6 AAU national championships; was swimming double for Maureen O'Sullivan in Tarzan and His Mate.
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Josephine McKim was a two-time Olympic medalist and a world record holder in freestyle swimming. She competed in the 1928 and 1932 Olympics and set six individual and five relay world records.
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