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1902 - Born on the 27th of February in Waterford, New York.
1917 - Started swimming to help recover from polio, which she caught.
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".
1920 - American swimmer who overcame a crippling illness to win three gold medals at the Olympic Games in Antwerp.
1922 - She turned professional.
1925 - She was credited with rescuing a woman and her two sons in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.
1928 - She was arrested for swimming in the Central Park reservoir while demonstrating for more public swimming facilities in New York City.
1978 - She died on the 6th of May in West Palm Beach, Florida.
1917 - Started swimming to help recover from polio, which she caught.
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".
1920 - American swimmer who overcame a crippling illness to win three gold medals at the Olympic Games in Antwerp.
1922 - She turned professional.
1925 - She was credited with rescuing a woman and her two sons in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.
1928 - She was arrested for swimming in the Central Park reservoir while demonstrating for more public swimming facilities in New York City.
1978 - She died on the 6th of May in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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