Emelyn Whiton

In 1939 she married Herman Whiton, who was helmsman of the American boat Llanoria which won the 6 metre class at the 1948 Olympics.

[1] Herman repeated the feat at the 1952 Olympics with the same boat and a different crew, including his wife as an alternate.

[2] Emelyn divorced Herman Whiton in 1957 and married Brewster Righter in 1958.

[3] She died in the plane crash of American Airlines Flight 1 in Jamaica Bay, on her 46th birthday.

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