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Eleanor Grace Theresa Holm (December 6, 1912 [4] [5] – January 31, 2004) was an American competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. An Olympian in 1928 and 1932, Holm was expelled from the 1936 Summer Olympics team by Avery Brundage under controversial circumstances. Holm went on to have a high-profile career as a socialite and interior ...
Aug 16, 2018 · Eleanor Holm won the 100-meter backstroke in 1932 and was on her way to Berlin to defend her title when she was overtaken by a major scandal. Today, in the age of steroid popping, hotel trashing, and knee-cap bashing, the transgressions seem fairly tame, but at the time, Holm’s behavior made headlines around the world.
Eleanor Holm was a champion backstroke swimmer who won a gold medal in 1932 and was kicked off the 1936 team by Avery Brundage. She became a reporter and a nightclub singer in Hollywood, where she married three times and met Hitler.
Feb 2, 2004 · Eleanor Holm was born in Brooklyn, the daughter of a New York Fire Department officer, and learned to swim at the pool near her family's summer cottage in Long Beach, N.Y.
Eleanor Holm won a gold medal in the 1932 Olympics and became a nightclub singer and actress. She was kicked off the 1936 team for partying with journalists on the way to Berlin and later appeared in Billy Rose's Aquacade.
As a 14-year-old, Eleanor Holm finished fifth in the 100m backstroke in the 1928 Olympics. Four years later she won a gold medal at the Los Angeles Games. She made the Olympic team for a third time in 1936 as a married woman, having married the crooner, Art Jarrett, in 1933. But on the boat trip to Europe, the behavior of the attractive and ...
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Although swimmer Eleanor Holm didn’t compete at the 1936 Games, she garnered more press than many of the athletes who did. After winning a gold medal at the 1932 Games in Los Angeles, the young and attractive Holm moved to Hollywood, hoping to capitalize on her newfound celebrity. She auditioned for movie roles, married bandleader Art Jarrett ...
