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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We had some early Masters Long Course meets at Starlit in the mid '70s. The building wasn't much, but no rats then. It was a fast pool. The main thing I remember was the overflow gutters were so big that the young kids could hide in them. No backwash from them!
I have a T-shirt from the first ever New Zealand Masters Swim Meet, 1974, in Matamata, more recently famous as the home to Hobbiton in the Lord of the Rings films. It was held in a 100 ft. pool. Still have the results somewhere showing me winning the 33 1/3 yd. Breaststroke!
We had some early Masters Long Course meets at Starlit in the mid '70s. The building wasn't much, but no rats then. It was a fast pool. The main thing I remember was the overflow gutters were so big that the young kids could hide in them. No backwash from them!
I have a T-shirt from the first ever New Zealand Masters Swim Meet, 1974, in Matamata, more recently famous as the home to Hobbiton in the Lord of the Rings films. It was held in a 100 ft. pool. Still have the results somewhere showing me winning the 33 1/3 yd. Breaststroke!
