- Brenda Helser
Brenda Helser de Morelos (born
May 26 ,1926 ) is a former competitive freestyleswimmer from theUnited States who won a gold medal in the 4x100 meter freestyle relay at the1948 Summer Olympics inLondon, England .A graduate of
Stanford University , de Morelos is a native ofOregon where her swim coach wasInternational Swimming Hall of Fame memberJack Cody . Along with fellow 1948 OlympiansSuzanne Zimmerman andNancy Merki , Helser was part of theMultnomah Athletic Club team dubbed "Cody's Kids" that from 1939 to 1948, won 58 individual national swimming titles and three national team swimming championships.cite news|title=Swimmers Reunited at Coach's Induction into State Sports Hall|last=Schneidermann|first=Floyd|date=1990-08-19|work=The Oregonian]After her retirement, Helser married the
Comte de Morelos, a French nobleman, and became the Comtesse de Morelos y Guerrero.She is a member of the
Oregon Sports Hall of Fame and the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame.References
External links
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HELSEBRE01 databaseOlympics]
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