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13 Jun 2024 · Johnny Weissmuller qualified for the Olympics in the 100-meter freestyle at the 1924 trials. He went on to win a gold medal, and historians say he set roughly 28 world records. “17 years after his debut in 1924 Olympics, he broke his own world record,” Weissmuller told WRTV.
1 Jul 2024 · His teammate, the brash phenom Johnny Weissmuller, jumped off as well, to grab a baguette from an attractive girl selling them, but struck the landing without incident.
10 Jun 2024 · Before Johnny Weissmuller played the fictional ape man of movies and TV, he was a swimmer. Greatest swimmer of the first half of the 20 th century, in fact, and ranking with Michael Phelps,...
13 Jun 2024 · Johnny Weissmuller, the star of Trials, bested Kahanamoku, who had won the gold medal at the Olympics in 1912 and 1920. Weissmuller’s time of 59.4 seconds was faster than Kahanamoku’s Olympic...
22 Jun 2024 · American swimmers Johnny Weissmuller and Duke Kahanamoku. A Native Hawaiian, Kahanamoku is widely credited with helping to popularize the sport of surfing. Photo: Getty Images
11 Jun 2024 · Johnny Weissmuller Jr., a San Francisco longshoreman and son of the famed actor and Olympic swimmer, has died at age 65. Mr. Weissmuller, who died from liver cancer Friday, is probably best known because his father won five Olympic gold medals in swimming and later starred in 12 Tarzan films.
6 hari yang lalu · 21 fencers, 19 men and 2 women, represented the United States in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport; the United States was one of nine nations to send women to the first Olympic women's fencing competition. Men.
