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woman athlete / humorist / Swimmer /Diver / General / band leader / feature player / swimmer / author / Distance swimmer / first athlete / first champion woman swimmer of the United States / Olympic judge / sportswoman / typist / first president / female backstroke swimmer / Roman maid / second swimmer / lawyer / professor of Physical Culture / first diver / first swimmer / president / choreographer / Athlete / coach / leader in international sport / woman backstroke swimmer / Broadway columnist / comedian / butterfly swimmer / diver / club singer / Olympic swimmer / woman swimmer / artist / chair / selected President and Chairwoman of the Board / Olympic medal leader / reporter / judge / Boxer / King / member / /
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Franklin / /
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Southern California / /
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polo / swimming / water polo / golf / gymnastics / field hockey / Athletics / soccer / /
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the Women’s Swimming Association / Handley's New York Women's Swimming Association / The English Channel Swimming Association / United States Olympic Committee / NCAA / The Amateur Swimming Association / /
The International Swimming Hall of Fame’s TIMELINE of Women’s Swimming History 510 B.C. - Cloelia, a Roman maid, held hostage with 9 other Roman women by the Etruscans, leads a daring escape from the enemy camp and