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Sybil Bauer

1903 - 1927

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Sybil Lorina Bauer (September 18, 1903 – January 31, 1927) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. She represented the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics, where she won the gold medal in the 100-meter backstroke in world record time. Bauer was born one of four siblings on September 18, 1903 in Chicago, Illinois, to Carl and Johanna Torgerson Bauer, the daughter of Norwegian immigrant parents. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sybil Bauer has received more than 158,164 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Sybil Bauer is the 200th most popular swimmer (down from 130th in 2019), the 13,009th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,538th in 2019) and the 75th most popular American Swimmer.

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  • 160k

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  • 47.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Sybil Bauer ranks 200 out of 709. Before her are Jerry Heidenreich, Kevin Berry, Yana Klochkova, Bill Tuttle, Géza Kiss, and Gail Neall. After her are Katinka Hosszú, Sun Yang, Claudia Poll, Dana Vollmer, Jane Barkman, and Allison Schmitt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Sybil Bauer ranks 367. Before her are George E. Stone, Ray Noble, Countee Cullen, Stuart Erwin, John Davis Lodge, and Tampa Red. After her are Estes Kefauver, Dorothy Mackaill, Barbara Bedford, Ralph Yarborough, Frankie Carle, and Tiny Thompson. Among people deceased in 1927, Sybil Bauer ranks 153. Before her are Émile Albrecht, William Healey Dall, Carl H. Eigenmann, Sarah Frances Whiting, Charles Sprague Sargent, and Harry Johnston. After her are Juliette Gordon Low, and B. B. Comer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sybil Bauer ranks 13,009 out of 20,380. Before her are Cindy Blackman Santana (1959), Kiersten Warren (1965), Ernest Gruening (1887), Maya Hawke (1998), Candy Reynolds (1955), and Philip Freneau (1752). After her are Norvel Lee (1924), Charlie Day (1976), Oliver Hudson (1976), Bill Cartwright (1957), Virginia Christine (1920), and Geoffrey Marcy (1954).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Sybil Bauer ranks 75. Before her are Doug Russell (1946), Marie Corridon (1930), William Yorzyk (1933), Carl Robie (1945), Jerry Heidenreich (1950), and Bill Tuttle (1882). After her are Dana Vollmer (1987), Jane Barkman (1951), Allison Schmitt (1990), Lillian Watson (1950), Matt Vogel (1957), and Jenny Thompson (1973).

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