It's been talked about in other threads, but the topic deserves its own thread.
Who collects swimming memorabilia? What's in your collection? Pictures? Autographs? Ribbons? Medals? Here is the place to talk about objects and artifacts you have that relate to the history of the sport of swimming.
OK, I'll start. Since I seem to have a 'bad girl' thing going with a surprise Eleanor Holm autograph, I thought an autographed copy of FHM with Amanda Beard (World's Sexiest Athlete cover) would be an essential. I saw one today on eBay and bought it for $10.49. In my lifetime, it may achieve an auction value greater than that. :cane:
I may have to bring a copy of the Amanda issue of Playboy to the Olympic Trials (in a plain brown wrapper, of course) and hunt her down for an autograph. For lack of a better description, signed copies of FHM and Playboy would make a nice pair.
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Janie Wagstaff
Now there's a name I haven't heard much since 1992. Kansas City Blazers, right? She went 1:00.84 in the 100 meter back at the US Trials and was favored to win a medal in Barcelona. But she went about a second slower at the Olympics and didn't get an individual medal - although she did get a gold medal on the medley relay. I always wondered why she wasn't as fast in Barcelona, whether it was a change in training, the hot climate, or just the pressure.
Too bad about the cap. I'm paranoid about my Caulkins/Phelps and Meagher/Crocker caps, so I keep them in their original bags, out of the light, away from heat, and never use them for swimming. I've always wondered if there was something more I could do to preserve them.
Janie Wagstaff
Now there's a name I haven't heard much since 1992. Kansas City Blazers, right? She went 1:00.84 in the 100 meter back at the US Trials and was favored to win a medal in Barcelona. But she went about a second slower at the Olympics and didn't get an individual medal - although she did get a gold medal on the medley relay. I always wondered why she wasn't as fast in Barcelona, whether it was a change in training, the hot climate, or just the pressure.
Too bad about the cap. I'm paranoid about my Caulkins/Phelps and Meagher/Crocker caps, so I keep them in their original bags, out of the light, away from heat, and never use them for swimming. I've always wondered if there was something more I could do to preserve them.
