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Ethelda Bleibtrey

1902 - 1978

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Ethelda Marguerite Bleibtrey (February 27, 1902 – May 6, 1978), also known by her married name Ethelda Schlatke, was an American competition swimmer, three-time Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder in multiple events. Bleibtrey was a dominant backstroke swimmer, but entered and won gold medals in three freestyle events when there were no women's backstroke events at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. She won a gold medal as member of the winning U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with teammates Margaret Woodbridge, Frances Schroth and Irene Guest. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ethelda Bleibtrey has received more than 39,291 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Ethelda Bleibtrey is the 16th most popular swimmer (down from 13th in 2019), the 5,941st most popular biography from United States (down from 5,462nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Ethelda Bleibtrey ranks 16 out of 392. Before her are Arne Borg, Kornelia Ender, Greta Andersen, Ann Curtis, István Bárány, and John Arthur Jarvis. After her are Yasuji Miyazaki, Alexander Popov, Galina Prozumenshchikova, Marie Braun, Đurđica Bjedov, and Charles Daniels.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Ethelda Bleibtrey ranks 210. Before her are Sigizmund Levanevsky, Herbert Feigl, Learco Guerra, André Tassin, Panagiotis Kanellopoulos, and Guillermo Riveros. After her are Jean Grémillon, Larry Fine, Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi, Charles Lang, Stanley G. Weinbaum, and Pierre Brunet. Among people deceased in 1978, Ethelda Bleibtrey ranks 161. Before her are Abdylas Maldybaev, Jānis Daliņš, Léon Damas, Carlos Torre Repetto, Jorge Cafrune, and O. E. Hasse. After her are Ali Soilih, Giuseppe Impastato, Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi, Willy Hansen, Greta Johansson, and James B. Conant.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ethelda Bleibtrey ranks 5,941 out of 18,182. Before her are Gerald McRaney (1947), George Eads (1967), Suzy Amis Cameron (1962), James Eckhouse (1955), Stephanie Seymour (1968), and Francis Spellman (1889). After her are Julia Morgan (1872), Joe Lieberman (1942), Elmer Drew Merrill (1876), Sonny Clark (1931), James Blish (1921), and Sheree J. Wilson (1958).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Ethelda Bleibtrey ranks 7. Before her are Michael Phelps (1985), Mark Spitz (1950), Gertrude Ederle (1905), Duke Kahanamoku (1890), Don Schollander (1946), and Ann Curtis (1926). After her are Charles Daniels (1885), Helene Madison (1913), Clarke Scholes (1930), Albina Osipowich (1911), Helen Johns (1914), and Jimmy McLane (1930).

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