Bleibtrey, Ethelda
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.
Page last updated: 5:50pm, 13th Aug '07
Related Books
  |
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things (Teen's Top 10 (Awards)) by Carolyn Mackler (Hardcover - Jul 14, 2003) An overweight teen is sure that she’s the weakest link in her high-powered family - until her handsome, athletic, star-student brother has a shocking fall from grace.Fifteen-year-old Virginia...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
 |
  |
Inanna Returns by V. S. Ferguson (Paperback - Dec 5, 1995) |
|
  |
Inanna Hyper-Luminal by V. S. Ferguson (Paperback - Dec 5, 1996)  |
|
  |
Investment Management Law and Regulation (Investment Management Law&Regulation) by Harvey E. Bines and Steve Thel (Hardcover - Mar 5, 2004) Usually ships in 8 to 12 days |
|
 |
The book of Thel;: A facsimile and a critical text by William Blake (Unknown Binding - Jul 5, 1971) |
|
  |
Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience And The Book Of Thel by William Blake (Kindle Edition - Nov 18, 2005) "TIGER, tiger, burning brightIn the forests of the night,What immortal hand or eyeCould frame thy fearful symmetry? "Newly included in this ebook is theBook Of Thel, Blake's first illuminated book... Usually ships in 24 hours |
|
