Ethelda Bleibtrey

Ethelda Bleibtrey (February 27, 1902 – May 6 1978) was a swimmer from the United States notable for winning three gold medals at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.

Bleibtrey started swimming to help recover from polio, which she caught in 1917. In 1919, she was arrested for "nude swimming" — she removed her stockings at a pool where it was forbidden to bare "the lower female extremities for public bathing."

She was born in Waterford, New York, and died in West Palm Beach, Florida.

References

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pages = 34
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title = Ethelda Bleibtrey
publisher = Encyclopædia Britannica
accessdate = 2007-05-24
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title = Ethelda Bleibtrey
publisher = International Swimming Hall of Fame
accessdate = 2007-05-24
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publisher = USA Today
date = 1999-08-25
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*cite news
first = Russell W.
last = Ramsey
title = Get in the swim! You'll be in good company
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publisher = Vibrant Life
month = Nov-Dec
year = 1989
accessdate = 2007-05-24

Persondata
NAME=Bleibtrey, Ethelda
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Usanian Olympic swimmer
DATE OF BIRTH=October 15, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH=Waterford, N.Y
DATE OF DEATH=May 6 1978
PLACE OF DEATH=West Palm Beach, Fla.