-
Ethelda Marguerite Bleibtrey (February 27, 1902 – May 6, 1978), also
known by her
married name
Ethelda Schlatke, was an
American competition swimmer for...
-
details Ethelda Bleibtrey United
States Irene Guest United
States Frances Schroth United
States 300 m
freestyle details Ethelda Bleibtrey United States...
- of har****ment,
women were
accompanied by chaperones. In 1919,
Ethelda Bleibtrey was
arrested for "nude swimming"
because she
removed her
stockings at...
-
Quinby Norman Ross
Stephen Ruddy Herbert Taylor Women's Team
Ethelda Bleibtrey Charlotte Boyle Irene Guest Frances Schroth Eleanor Uhl
Margaret Woodbridge...
- held an
Olympic record in the 100 free
before Bleibtrey broke the
world record in a
later semifinal.
Bleibtrey bettered her own new record,
leading the American...
-
Milwaukee Star, vol. VIII, no. 80, 12 Apr. 1969, p. Page 12. "Ethelda
Bleibtrey, the
trailblazer for women's
swimming who was
arrested due to her swimsuit"...
-
Quinby Norman Ross
Stephen Ruddy Herbert Taylor Women's Team
Ethelda Bleibtrey Charlotte Boyle Irene Guest Frances Schroth Eleanor Uhl
Margaret Woodbridge...
-
writer (died 1992)
Eddie Peabody,
musician (died 1970)
February 27
Ethelda Bleibtrey,
Olympic swimmer (died 1978) John Steinbeck,
novelist (died 1968) March...
- in the
first semifinal with a time of 1
minute 18.0 seconds.
Ethelda Bleibtrey broke the
world record in the
third semifinal with 1
minute 14.4 seconds...
- Khachaturian, Soviet-Armenian
composer and
conductor (b. 1903) May 6 –
Ethelda Bleibtrey,
American Olympic swimmer (b. 1902) May 8 –
Duncan Grant,
Scottish painter...
