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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T-shirts! Now there's an interesting category of swimming memorabilia. We could probably put on an exhibit at ISHOF with all the shirts Skip has from past USMS Nationals.
I had a T-shirt quilt made by Andrea Funk (and signed) using T-shirts from before the year 2000, but I still have all my Nationals T-shirts going back to 1992. I should have 24 if I got one at every nationals, which I think I did. Once I have enough, I'm getting back in touch with Andrea.
There was another T-shirt quilt on display at the 2003 USMS Short Course Nationals in Tempe (in The Victor booth). They were asking if anyone could guess whose it was, and I got it right - Graham Johnston. I recall the "Dad's Club" logo was the tip-off on that one.
Here's a link to the article about Andrea Funk in SWIMMER:
www.usmsswimmer.com/.../lifelessons.pdf
...and a link to her T-shirt quilting business:
www.toocooltshirtquilts.com/
T-shirts! Now there's an interesting category of swimming memorabilia. We could probably put on an exhibit at ISHOF with all the shirts Skip has from past USMS Nationals.
I had a T-shirt quilt made by Andrea Funk (and signed) using T-shirts from before the year 2000, but I still have all my Nationals T-shirts going back to 1992. I should have 24 if I got one at every nationals, which I think I did. Once I have enough, I'm getting back in touch with Andrea.
There was another T-shirt quilt on display at the 2003 USMS Short Course Nationals in Tempe (in The Victor booth). They were asking if anyone could guess whose it was, and I got it right - Graham Johnston. I recall the "Dad's Club" logo was the tip-off on that one.
Here's a link to the article about Andrea Funk in SWIMMER:
www.usmsswimmer.com/.../lifelessons.pdf
...and a link to her T-shirt quilting business:
www.toocooltshirtquilts.com/
