Gloria Callen was an American competitive backstroke swimmer who set numerous American records and won national championships in the early 1940s, though wartime cancellations kept her from ever competing at an Olympic Games.
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Career HighlightNamed the 1942 Associated Press Athlete of the Year as a distance freestyle and backstroke swimming champion, after qualifying for the cancelled 1940 U.S. Olympic team. 1 Connections
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Gloria Marie Callen (December 21, 1923 - September 2, 2016), also known by her married name Gloria Marie Jones was an American distance freestyle and backstroke swimming champion who competed for New York's Women's Swimming Association and was a world record holder.
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Gloria Marie Callen (December 21, 1923 - September 2, 2016), also known by her married name Gloria Marie Jones was an American distance freestyle and backstroke swimming champion who competed for New York's Women's Swimming Association and was a world record holder.
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Gloria Marie Callen (December 21, 1923 - September 2, 2016), also known by her married name Gloria Marie Jones was an American distance freestyle and backstroke swimming champion who competed for New York's Women's Swimming Association and was a world record holder.
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Though she qualified for the 1940 U.S. Olympic team in backstroke, she was unable to compete as the Olympics were not held that year due to the Second World War. Continuing to compete, she was the 1942 Associated Press Athlete of the Year.
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Gloria Marie Callen (December 21, 1923 - September 2, 2016), also known by her married name Gloria Marie Jones was an American distance freestyle and backstroke swimming champion who competed for New York's Women's Swimming Association and was a world record holder.
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Gloria Marie Callen (December 21, 1923 - September 2, 2016), also known by her married name Gloria Marie Jones was an American distance freestyle and backstroke swimming champion who competed for New York's Women's Swimming Association and was a world record holder.
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Why did Gloria Callen never swim at an Olympic Games?
The 1940 Olympics were cancelled by the Second World War after she had qualified.
Gloria Callen qualified for the 1940 U.S. Olympic team in backstroke, but the 1940 Games were not held because of the Second World War. She kept competing and was later named the 1942 Associated Press Athlete of the Year, yet the wartime cancellations meant she never competed at an Olympics.
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