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.
I guess there are lots of books about Ederle lately. I just read one a few months ago called "The Great Swim" by Gavin Mortimer. Ederle was the focus, but Mortimer also spends a fair amount of time on the other ladies who made attempts that same summer.
When Ederle completed her swim it was a huge story, yet sadly Ederle really wasn't able to capitalize on her new found fame all that well. I believe she died destitute.
I guess there are lots of books about Ederle lately. I just read one a few months ago called "The Great Swim" by Gavin Mortimer. Ederle was the focus, but Mortimer also spends a fair amount of time on the other ladies who made attempts that same summer.
When Ederle completed her swim it was a huge story, yet sadly Ederle really wasn't able to capitalize on her new found fame all that well. I believe she died destitute.
