Helen Moses Cassidy
Personal information
Born(1905-07-06)6 July 1905
Died8 April 1985(1985-04-08) (aged 79)
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Sport
Country United States
SportSwimming
ClubOutrigger Canoe Club
Coached byGeorge "Dad" Center

Helen Moses Cassidy (July 6, 1905–April 8, 1985) was an American swimmer. She was an alternate swimmer in the women's relay team at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1] Moses began swimming in Coconut Island then trained by George Center at the Outrigger Canoe Club in Honolulu beganning in 1919. She graduated from Punahou in 1924.[2] She married Charles E. Cassidy in 1930 and had a daughter.[3]

Helen Moses in 1920 Hawaii before Olympic tryouts

References

  1. "When Hawai'i Ruled the Pool". Hana Hou!. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  2. Cisco, Dan. (1999). Hawaiʻi sports : history, facts, and statistics. Honolulu: University of Hawaiì Press. ISBN 0585329664. OCLC 45843018.
  3. "Oral History". Outrigger Canoe Club Sports. July 6, 2019.
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