I read Jenny Thompson conparing herself to other famous swimmers and track people. She forgot to include Shirley Babashoff, another swimmer who won 8 medals in two olympics, Probably to many swimmers today Babashoff and most swimmers prior to 1980 are not known to them. I guess that most of the 1950's swimmers and some of the early 1960's swimmers are not known to me either. But she did mention Mary T Meagher and Tracey Caulkins that came in the generation after Shirley. Oh,well. Maybe, many of us in masters might look up information on the olympics in swimming prior to 1968. And the master swimmers that are younger need to learn about those those olympic swimmers prior to 1984.
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Well, since there were no olympics in 1940, I don't guess most of the world heard about Patty Aspinall or would even know if I spelled her surname correctly. But, since it was enough before June Krauser's time, she was the only swimmer that we Hoosiers were aware of in those days.
Last time I looked Patty was alive & well as Patty Reel. I am new to this forum and in 90-94 age group but had daughter with Patty at the Riviera Club. Tom Haver tgir2@cox.net
Well, since there were no olympics in 1940, I don't guess most of the world heard about Patty Aspinall or would even know if I spelled her surname correctly. But, since it was enough before June Krauser's time, she was the only swimmer that we Hoosiers were aware of in those days.
Last time I looked Patty was alive & well as Patty Reel. I am new to this forum and in 90-94 age group but had daughter with Patty at the Riviera Club. Tom Haver tgir2@cox.net
