Pretty Eleanor Holm Jarrett succeeded in being photographed in innumerable poses. ¶ Adolph Kiefer of Chicago, ablest backstroke swimmer in ... dash in Johnny Weissmuller’s record time—51 ...

The reverse depicted an athlete standing on a podium, striking a victorious pose while holding a laurel branch ... Olympian A picture dated from the ’20s of Johnny Weissmuller standing on the edge of ...

Barely 20 years old, Johnny Weissmuller was favored ... sportswriters and broadcasters overwhelmingly voted for Weissmuller as the outstanding swimmer of the half-century; indeed, he received ...

In 1924, a 20-year-old Chicagoan fibbed his way into the Olympics and won three gold medals at the swimming competition in Paris. Johnny Weissmuller said he was born in America but word got out ...

This of course was Johnny Weissmuller, who played Tarzan in the films but was also a swimming superstar 100 years ago. He won three gold medals at the 1924 Paris Olympics: the 100-meter freestyle ...

Before there was Michael Phelps or Mark Spitz winning Olympic gold medals for the United States — there was Tarzan. (More Sports News) Yes Tarzan, the fictional literary and film character who ...

A century ago, before he became the most famous cinematic Tarzan, Johnny Weissmuller was the world’s greatest swimmer. Provided the 20-year-old could meet expectations at the 1924 Paris Olympics ...

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