Swimming the American Crawl
Autobiography
By: Johnny Weissmuller
Date: 1930
Source: Weissmuller, Johnny, with Clarence A. Bush. Swimming the American Crawl. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1930, 148–150.
About the Author: Peter John "Johnny" Weissmuller (1904–1984) was an athlete, actor, and author. He was best known as the swimmer and Olympic gold medalist who became the motion-picture star of the popular "Tarzan" movies. A dominating swimmer, Weissmuller won five gold medals at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics, set sixty-seven world records, and won fifty-two swimming championships. His film career began in 1931 when he played the role of Tarzan, created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. He later appeared as "Jungle Jim" on the television series that lasted ten years. His subsequent career in business included ventures in health-food stores and cocktail lounges.
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