Gloria Callen

Gloria Marie Callen (December 21, 1923 – September 2, 2016) was an American backstroke swimmer.

[4] Callen set 35 American records and one world record in swimming, and won 13 American championships.

Due to World War II, she was never able to compete in world championships or Olympic Games, even though she qualified for the 1940 Summer Olympics.

[5] Callen was one in a row of glamorous swimming champions, and was voted one of America's 13 best-dressed women by the New York's Fashion Academy.

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