{"id":396311,"date":"2019-10-04T04:00:34","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T11:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=396311"},"modified":"2019-10-03T13:56:43","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T20:56:43","slug":"swimming-world-presents-mysteries-of-our-museum-a-mysterious-medal-gail-peters-ropers-1954-osaka-bronze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-presents-mysteries-of-our-museum-a-mysterious-medal-gail-peters-ropers-1954-osaka-bronze\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming World Presents &#8220;Mysteries of Our Museum: A Mysterious Medal &#8211; Gail Peters Roper&#8217;s 1954 Osaka Bronze&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #9c8d0e;\">Mysteries of Our Museum: A Mysterious Medal<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #9c8d0e;\"><strong>By Bruce Wigo<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A beautiful bronze medal commemorating a Japan-USA-Denmark International Swimming Meet led to the story of the best all-around woman swimmer from the early 1950s who also became one of the best Masters swimmers ever: Gail Peters Roper.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMysteries at the Museum\u201d is a wonderful TV show on the Travel Channel. Hosted by Don Wildman, the show visits museums around the world to explore the incredible stories and secrets that lay behind seemingly insignificant relics and artifacts of the past. So far, the show has aired four episodes from the International Swimming Hall of Fame, but there are literally hundreds of other amazing stories of the objects displayed at ISHOF that have yet to be told.<\/p>\n<p>One of these concerns a mysterious artifact that I recently discovered in a nook in the ISHOF archive. It is a beautiful bronze medal commemorating a Japan-USA-Denmark International Swimming Meet, held in Osaka, Japan, in 1954. In the center of this seven-inch-in-diameter disk is a beautiful bas-relief of a mermaid holding an olive victory wreath. I had never heard of this meet, and I wanted to learn the story behind it. I couldn\u2019t have imagined where the research would take me.<\/p>\n<p>The simple answer was found in ISHOF\u2019s world-renown Henning Library. The namesake of the library is Dr. Harold Henning, one of the founders of ISHOF who also served as FINA president from 1972 to 1976. Coincidentally, Dr. Henning was the American team\u2019s coach and manager for a four-man team trip to Japan, and he wrote the article about it that I found in the September 1954 issue of Swimming World Magazine.<\/p>\n<p>The team was selected at the U.S. nationals, held at the famous Broadripple Pool in Indianapolis. The four swimmers were national breaststroke champion Richard Fadgen of North Carolina State and three future Hall of Famers, Ford Kono, Bill Woolsey and Dick Cleveland.<\/p>\n<p>In Japan, the team competed in the Japanese National Championships and a week later in the International Meet in Osaka. Curiously, the International Meet had only seven \u201cinternational\u201d swimmers among the 450-plus entries. There were the four American men, two Danes and one American woman who was living in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>It was her story and how she came to be in Japan in 1954 that took my research in a different direction.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>To read more about Gail Peters Roper and how her 1954 Bronze beauty came to be, <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>check out the October issue of Swimming World, out now!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/issues\/2019\/swimming-world-magazine-october-2019-issue-pdf-only\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"395823\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-presents-japans-daiya-seto-on-the-cover-of-october-2019-issue\/swimming-world-october-2019-cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Swimming-World-October-2019-Cover-.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,1070\" 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=\"Swimming World October 2019 Cover Daiya Seto\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Swimming World October 2019 Cover  Daiya Seto&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;October 2019 &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Swimming-World-October-2019-Cover--700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Swimming-World-October-2019-Cover--766x1024.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-395823 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Swimming-World-October-2019-Cover-.jpg\" alt=\"Swimming World October 2019 Cover Daiya Seto\" width=\"800\" height=\"1070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Swimming-World-October-2019-Cover-.jpg 800w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Swimming-World-October-2019-Cover--150x201.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Swimming-World-October-2019-Cover--766x1024.jpg 766w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Swimming-World-October-2019-Cover--300x401.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Swimming-World-October-2019-Cover--450x602.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Swimming-World-October-2019-Cover--673x900.jpg 673w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Swimming-World-October-2019-Cover--374x500.jpg 374w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Swimming-World-October-2019-Cover--245x327.jpg 245w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Swimming-World-October-2019-Cover--533x713.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Get <em>Swimming World Magazine<\/em> and <em>Swimming World Biweekly<\/em> FREE When You<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product-category\/ishof-membership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product-category\/ishof-membership\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1522345712821000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGfwbLD2OaI21g28efcR0DZZlQSOQ\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Become A Member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Want More? <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/2-year-print-and-total-access-download-past-24-issues-of-swimming-world-magazine-automatic-renewal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/2-year-print-and-total-access-download-past-24-issues-of-swimming-world-magazine-automatic-renewal\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1522345712821000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGUtYR-CDVRKQExnpkyfZ9KA7lw2g\">Subscribe With This Special 2-Year Offer!<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">New! 1-Year Digital Only Subscription for just $39.95 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-vault-digital-only-subscription\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-vault-digital-only-subscription\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1522345712821000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFABDX1wfngxBgFclk9e7ThsWDuyA\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Order Now<\/span>!<\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-october-2019-issue-pdf-only\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue For Only $5.94<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\nFEATURES<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #9c8d0e;\"><strong>024 MYSTERIES OF OUR MUSEUM: A MYSTERIOUS MEDAL<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>by Bruce Wigo<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">A beautiful bronze medal commemorating a Japan-USA-Denmark International Swimming Meet led to the story of the best all-around woman swimmer from the early 1950s who also became one of the best Masters swimmers ever: Gail Peters Roper.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #9c8d0e;\"><strong>026 TAKEOFF TO TOKYO: DAWN OF GREATNESS<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>by John Lohn<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">When the 2020 Olympic Games open next July, there will be no round-number anniversary of what Australian Dawn Fraser accomplished 56 years earlier in 1964. Rather, it is the site of the Olympiad that resonates. As Tokyo prepares to host the world\u2019s finest athletes, it also serves as the place where Fraser became the first swimmer ever to win Olympic gold in the same event at three consecutive Games\u2014a feat that, even now, is wildly difficult to comprehend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #9c8d0e;\"><strong>030 IT\u2019S TIME FOR SOME RESPECT<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>by John Lohn<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">For someone to boast four World titles and seven individual medals from the World Championships, the instant assumption is that he stands out as one of the biggest names in the sport. Sure, Japan\u2019s Daiya Seto is respected by his rivals and generally around the pool, but his exploits are greater than the recognition that has been given.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #9c8d0e;\"><strong>034 FASTER THAN EVER<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>by David Rieder<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Heading into the 2020 Olympics, a young American sprint corps has turned the United States into heavy gold-medal favorites in both the 100 free and 400 free relay. However, the real contest will come at the U.S. Trials, where Olympic hopefuls must get through a cutthroat gauntlet of speed in order to earn their spots for Tokyo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #9c8d0e;\"><strong>038 THE NEW \u201cKIDS\u201d ON THE BLOCK<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>by Craig Lord<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">This month marks the beginning of a new era in swimming with the unveiling of the International Swimming League, featuring a new and dynamic format of swimming that includes a global Pro-Team tour with some of the world\u2019s greatest swimmers in action.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">COACHING<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #9c8d0e;\"><strong>010 LESSONS WITH THE LEGENDS: KAREN MOE HUMPHREYS<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>by Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #9c8d0e;\"><strong>014 SWIMMING TECHNIQUE CONCEPTS: SHOULDER INJURY PREVENTION FOR THE FREESTYLE ARM ENTRY<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>by Rod Havriluk<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Every team\u2019s injury management plan should include strategies to address the freestyle arm entry and prevent shoulder injury. Major benefits also include increasing the index of coordination and, thereby, increasing swimming velocity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #9c8d0e;\"><strong>016 A CASE FOR HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING: ALL FOR ONE, ONE FOR ALL<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>by Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The verdict is unanimous: high school swimming adds immeasurable value to the career and experience of a young athlete.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #9c8d0e;\"><strong>051 Q&amp;A WITH COACH TERRY JONES<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>by Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #9c8d0e;\"><strong>052 HOW THEY TRAIN KAITLYNN SIMS AND LILLIE NORDMANN<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>by Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">TRAINING<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #9c8d0e;\"><strong>013 DRYSIDE TRAINING: BUILDING LEAN MUSCLE<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>by J.R. Rosania<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">JUNIOR SWIMMER<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #9c8d0e;\"><strong>042 GOLDMINDS: BUILDING A TEAM OF GREAT SWIMMING PARENTS<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>by Wayne Goldsmith<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">When given the opportunity to understand the importance of their role and their influence, swimming parents can become the most powerful, positive force in their child\u2019s life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #9c8d0e;\"><strong>054 UP &amp; COMERS: KEATON JONES<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>by Shoshanna Rutemiller<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">COLUMNS &amp; SPECIAL SECTIONS<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #9c8d0e;\"><strong>008 A VOICE FOR THE SPORT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #9c8d0e;\"><strong>009 BEYOND THE YARDS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #9c8d0e;\"><strong>018 DID YOU KNOW? 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