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Johnny Weissmuller

Selected Writings By Weissmuller:

(With Clarence A. Bush) Swimming the American Crawl. Grosset & Dunlap, 1930.

Awards and Accomplishments

1921	Won 50-yard freestyle in amateur debut at Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) championship
1922	Named American Swimmer of the Year
1922	World records in 150-yard backstroke and 300-meter freestyle
1923	Set new world record in 150-yard backstroke, 6.8 seconds faster than previous record
1923	Helms Trophy as North American Athlete of the Year
1924	Three gold medals at Paris Olympics, in the 100- and 400-meter freestyle events and as a member of U.S. team in 800-meter relay
1924	World record in 100-meter freestyle with time of 57.4 seconds
1928	Two gold medals at Amsterdam Olympics in 100-meter freestyle and 800-meter relay
1949	Elected to Helms Swimming Hall of Fame
1951	Voted Best Swimmer of the Half-Century by a panel of sportswriters
1972	Awarded honorary sixth gold medal at Munich Olympics
1974	Named King of Swimming Undefeated by International Palace of Sports

(With Narda Onyx) Water, World, and Weissmuller. Vion Publishing, 1964.

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