Ethelda Bleibtrey

Ethelda Bleibtrey with Duke Kahanamoku

Ethelda Bleibtrey (born February 27, 1902 in Waterford , † May 6, 1978 in West Palm Beach ) was an American swimmer .

At the Olympic Games in Antwerp in 1920 she was three-time Olympic champion in swimming. She won in the individual disciplines of 100 m and 300 m freestyle as well as with the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay . So she won all sorts of gold medals, as Antwerp no longer hosted swimming competitions. Including the preliminary rounds, she swam five races and broke the world record every time. Since there were no swimming pools so shortly after the First World War , the competitions were held in an estuary.

In 1967 she was inducted into the international swimming pool 's hall of fame .

Web links

Ethelda bleibtrey in the International Swimming Hall of Fame (English)
Ethelda Bleibtrey in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Short biography of Ethelda Bleibtrey ( memento from January 25, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) at Hickok Sports (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Antwerp 1920 IOC website - accessed August 1, 2008

personal data
SURNAME	Bleibtrey, Ethelda
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American swimmer
DATE OF BIRTH	February 27, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH	Waterford (New York)
DATE OF DEATH	May 6, 1978
Place of death	West Palm Beach

[1] Antwerp 1920 IOC website - accessed August 1, 2008