Ethelda Bleibtrey

Ethelda Bleibtrey
Bleibtrey at 1920 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameEthelda Marguerite Bleibtrey
Nickname"Thel"
National teamUnited States
Born(1902-02-27)February 27, 1902
Waterford, New York, U.S.
DiedMay 6, 1978(1978-05-06) (aged 76)
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
Freestyle
ClubWomen's Swimming Association
CoachLouis Handley
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1920 Antwerp 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1920 Antwerp 300 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1920 Antwerp 4 × 100 m freestyle relay

Ethelda Marguerite Bleibtrey (February 27, 1902 – May 6, 1978), also known by her married name Ethelda Schlatke, was an American competition swimmer for the Women's Swimming Association, a three-time world record breaking 1920 Olympic gold medalist, and a former world record-holder in multiple events. She was one of the first women to compete in swimming in the Olympics, the first woman to win an Olympic swimming title, and the first woman to ever win three Olympic gold medals.[1]

Early life and activism

Bleibtrey was born in Waterford, New York,[2] to John and Maggie Bleibtrey.[3] She started swimming to help recover from polio, which she contracted in 1917. Bleibtrey swam for the Women's Swimming Association (WSA) of New York, founded by Charlotte Epstein in 1917, and coached by Louis Handley, a former 1904 Olympic gold medalist in swimming and water polo. Epstein would also manage the 1920 U.S. Women's Olympic swim team when Bleibtrey attended.[4][5] [6]

In 1919, Bleibtrey was arrested for "nude swimming" at Manhattan Beach after removing her stockings at a pool where it was forbidden to bare "the lower female extremities for public bathing." The subsequent public support for Bleibtrey helped lead to the abandonment of stockings as a conventional element in women's swimwear. Charlote Epstein, the manager of Bleibtrey's Women's Swimming Association also campaigned for more practical women's swimsuits, for allowing women to be members of the American Athletic Union, to add more AAU swimming events for women, and to include distance events for women in AAU competition. [7][8][9][5]

World records

Bleibtrey set the first official world record in the 440-yards freestyle on August 16, 1919, in New York, with a time of 6:30.2.[10] She set a world record in the 100-meter freestyle of 1:13.6 at the August, 1920 Antwerp Olympics.[11]

1920 Olympics

Boyle (l) and Bleibtrey (r)

Bleibtrey was a dominant backstroke swimmer but entered and won gold medals in three freestyle events as there were no women's backstroke events yet offered at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Several of her 1920 U.S. Olympic teammates swam and trained with her at the WSA, including 1920 diving gold medalist Aileen Riggin, 1920 diving silver medalist Helen Wainwright, and 1920 100-meter participant Charlotte Boyle.[5][2]

She also won a gold medal as a 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.[2][12] The American relay team set a new world record of 5:11.6 in the event final.[2] Individually, Bleibtrey also received gold medals and set world records in the women's 100-meter freestyle (1:13.6) and the women's 300-meter freestyle (4:34.0).[13][14]

In later life, Bleibtrey coached and taught swimming in New York and Atlantic City and later became a nurse in North Palm Beach, Florida.[10]

Honors

Bleibtrey was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1967.[11] She died in West Palm Beach, Florida, in 1978.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ethelda Bleibtrey". Olympedia. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Ethelda Bleibtrey. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  3. ^ 1910 United States Federal Census
  4. ^ Warburg, Paul, "Real Struggle Appears to Lie in the Selection of the Yankee Invaders", Brooklyn Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, 5 February 1924, pg. 24
  5. ^ a b c "Borish, Linda J., The Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women". jwa.org. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  6. ^ Shinn, Peggy (2017-03-22). "Meet Ethelda Bleibtrey, America's First Female Swimming Gold Medalist". TeamUsa.org. Archived from the original on January 30, 2020.
  7. ^ "Charlotte Epstein; Was Olympic Aide", Brooklyn Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, 27 August 1938, pg. 7
  8. ^ "International Swimming Hall of Fame Bio, Louis Handley". ishof.org. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Ethelda Bleibtrey," Encyclopædia Britannica (2012). Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  10. ^ a b "International Swimming Hall of Fame, Lord, Craig, Ethelda Bleibtrey's Pioneering World Record 100 Years Ago This Day". ishof.org. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Ethelda Bleibtrey (USA)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  12. ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, United States Swimming at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  13. ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games, Women's 100 metres Freestyle Final. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  14. ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games, Women's 300 metres Freestyle Final. Retrieved November 30, 2012.

Bibliography

  • Floyd Conner, The Olympic's Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Gold Medal Gaffes, Improbable Triumphs, and Other Oddities, Brassey's (2002). ISBN 1-57488-413-1.


Records
Preceded by Women's 100-meter freestyle
world record-holder (long course)

August 23, 1920 – June 30, 1923
Succeeded by


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