Ethelda Bleibtrey

Ethelda Bleibtrey ( born February 27, 1902 in Waterford, † May 6, 1978 in West Palm Beach ) was an American swimmer.

At the Olympic Games in Antwerp in 1920 it was three time Olympic gold medalist in swimming. She won 100 m freestyle relay, both in the individual disciplines 100 m and 300 m freestyle and the 4 ×. Thus, they won all possible gold medals, as in Antwerp no longer swimming competitions were held. Including the preliminary rounds, she swam five races and broke the world record every time. After there were no swimming pools at that time so soon after the First World War, the competitions were held in an estuary.

In 1967, she was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the international swimming sport.