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Ethelda Marguerite Bleibtrey (February 27 1902 – May 6 1978) was an American competition swimmer Olympic champion and former world record-holder. Bleibtrey was a dominant backstroke swimmer but entered and won gold medals in three freestyle events when there were no women’s backstroke events at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp Belgium. She won a gold medal as member of the winning U.S.
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