﻿{"id":293219,"date":"2018-01-23T11:51:48","date_gmt":"2018-01-23T18:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=293219"},"modified":"2018-01-23T12:34:47","modified_gmt":"2018-01-23T19:34:47","slug":"swimming-stars-1920-olympic-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-stars-1920-olympic-games\/","title":{"rendered":"The Swimming Stars of the 1920 Olympic Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Bruce Wigo<\/p>\n<p>The swimming stars of the 1920 Olympic Games were <strong>Duke Kahanamoku<\/strong>, <strong>Norman Ross<\/strong> and <strong>Ethelda Bleibtrey.<\/strong> While Duke\u00a0was the\u00a0Hawaiian Marvel who had kicked water in the faces of the best water sharks of\u00a0Europe at the 1912 Olympic Games, it was\u00a0Stanford&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/ishof.org\/norman-ross-(usa).html\"><strong>Norman Ross<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0who was\u00a0regarded as being the best swimmer in the world by 1920.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_293239\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-293239\" data-attachment-id=\"293239\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-stars-1920-olympic-games\/duke-and-ross__small_1920_\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Duke-and-Ross__small_1920_.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"454,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Duke and Ross__small_1920_\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Duke and Ross__small_1920_&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Duke-and-Ross__small_1920_-454x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Duke-and-Ross__small_1920_.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-293239\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Duke-and-Ross__small_1920_.jpg\" alt=\"Duke and Ross__small_1920_\" width=\"700\" height=\"1110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Duke-and-Ross__small_1920_.jpg 454w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Duke-and-Ross__small_1920_-126x200.jpg 126w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-293239\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: ISHOF Archive<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After serving as a decorated airman during WWI, Ross beat Europe&#8217;s best swimmers in winning 5 gold medals at the Inter-Allied Games of 1919. The next year at\u00a0Antwerp, Ross\u00a0won 3 Olympic gold medals for the 400m and 1500m and 4 x 200 freestyle relay, while Duke retained his 100m crown\u00a0and a second gold for\u00a0the relay.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_293250\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-293250\" data-attachment-id=\"293250\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-stars-1920-olympic-games\/norman-ross-feg_murray_small_\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Norman-Ross-Feg_murray_small_.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4401,5328\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Norman Ross Feg_murray_small_\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Norman Ross Feg_murray_small_&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Norman-Ross-Feg_murray_small_-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Norman-Ross-Feg_murray_small_-846x1024.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-293250\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Norman-Ross-Feg_murray_small_.jpg\" alt=\"Norman Ross Feg_murray_small_\" width=\"700\" height=\"847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Norman-Ross-Feg_murray_small_.jpg 4401w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Norman-Ross-Feg_murray_small_-533x645.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Norman-Ross-Feg_murray_small_-165x200.jpg 165w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Norman-Ross-Feg_murray_small_-846x1024.jpg 846w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-293250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: ISHOF Archives<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After the Games, Ross became famous for leading the successful Olympian boycott against the U.S.S. Princess Matoika. A ship chartered by the U.S.O.C. to take the American Team back to the states after the Games. \u00a0It was a ship that had been used to transport the bodies of American soldiers killed during the war back to the States and which the Olympians claimed was infested with rats and smelled of death. \u00a0Beginning in 1929, Ross became one of Chicago&#8217;s most famous radio and TV personalities.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_293254\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-293254\" data-attachment-id=\"293254\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-stars-1920-olympic-games\/bleibtrey-boyle-small\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Bleibtrey-Boyle-small.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3724,7016\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bleibtrey Boyle small\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Bleibtrey Boyle small&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Bleibtrey-Boyle-small-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Bleibtrey-Boyle-small-544x1024.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-293254\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Bleibtrey-Boyle-small.jpg\" alt=\"Bleibtrey Boyle small\" width=\"700\" height=\"1319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Bleibtrey-Boyle-small.jpg 3724w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Bleibtrey-Boyle-small-533x1004.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Bleibtrey-Boyle-small-106x200.jpg 106w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Bleibtrey-Boyle-small-544x1024.jpg 544w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-293254\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: ISHOF Archives<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There were only three swimming events for women at the 1920 Olympic Games: 100m freestyle, 300m freestyle and the 4 x 100 freestyle relay. America&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/ishof.org\/ethelda-bleibtrey.html\"><strong>Ethelda Bleibtrey<\/strong><\/a>, whom sports writers called the <strong>&#8220;Babe Ruth&#8221;<\/strong> of swimming, won all three in world record time and had there been other strokes, she would have won those as well. She began her competitive swimming career just two years earlier at the age of 16, when\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ishof.org\/charlotte-boyle-(usa).html\"><strong>Charlotte Boyle<\/strong><\/a>, then the American women&#8217;s champion, spotted her swimming at the beach. Boyle took her under her wing, first as teacher and pupil and then\u00a0to train under her coach, <a href=\"https:\/\/ishof.org\/louis-debreda-handley.html\"><strong>Lou deB. Handley<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0at the Women&#8217;s Swimming Association of New York. They swam together in Hawaii and Australia and remained\u00a0friends for life. <strong>Betty Grimes<\/strong>\u00a0had been favored to win Olympic gold in\u00a0in diving at the 1920 games, but at the Tryouts she failed to make the team.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Bruce Wigo The swimming stars of the 1920 Olympic Games were Duke Kahanamoku, Norman Ross and Ethelda Bleibtrey. 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