Clara LaMore

She semi-retired from swimming after the 1948 Olympics, worked for New England Telephone, then would become a nun, in The Sisters of the Cenacle.

She later became a teacher and guidance counselor at Western Hills Middle School in Cranston, Rhode Island.

She became the most decorated master swimmer of all time, setting more than 180 world and 465 American records.

She was selected the Outstanding Masters Swimmer in her age group for eight consecutive years and was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1995.

[4] She married the Naval officer Donald Walker, and for seven years lived with him in Europe until his sudden death in 1970.