Helen Gradwell Varcoe (18 February 1907 – 7 May 1995), later known by her married name Helen Nicholls, was an English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Varcoe won a bronze medal swimming the anchor leg for the British women's team in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay, together with her teammates Joyce Cooper, Valerie Davies and Edna Hughes. The British women finished third with a time of 4:52.4, behind the Americans (4:38.0) and Dutch (4:47.5), and ahead of the Canadians (5:05.7). Varcoe was born in Croydon, London, and died in Truro, Cornwall. See also List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women) References External links 1907 births 1995 deaths English female swimmers English female freestyle swimmers Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Olympic swimmers of Great Britain Swimmers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics