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An officer and an athlete: Psychiatry resident makes Navy triathlon team 250830-N-FB730-1001 from Navy Medicine uploaded September 2025
An officer and an athlete: Psychiatry resident makes Navy triathlon team from Navy Medicine uploaded September 2025
Steroids Mean Trouble from National Library of Medicine uploaded October 2023
J. [Johnny] Weismuller [Tarzan & swim champ] (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded June 2019
Kumagae & Johnston [tennis] (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded May 2019
Kumagae (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded May 2019
Z. Shimidzu (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded March 2019
Mikami [tennis] (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded July 2014
British Library digitised image from page 582 of "The United States of America. A study of the American Commonwealth, its natural resources, people, industries, manufactures, commerce, and its work in literature, science, education and self-government [By from British Library uploaded December 2013
British Library digitised image from page 349 of "Cassell's Illustrated Universal History" from British Library uploaded December 2013
M.F. Sweeney (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded November 2013
Helen Rubican (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded March 2013
Mary Williamson (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded March 2013
Wind Tunnel (2) from SDASM Archives uploaded January 2013
Tommy Gibbons (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2013

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J. [Johnny] Weismuller [Tarzan & swim champ] (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

Art Siegel said:
"Johnny Weissmuller (2 June 1904 – 20 January 1984) was an Austro-Hungarian-born American competition swimmer and actor, also known for playing Edgar Rice Burroughs' ape man Tarzan in films of the 1930s and 1940s and for having one of the best competitive swimming records of the 20th century." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Weissmuller
Art Siegel said:
see
B-59 said:
In September 1921 he broke the world's record for 100 yards in a pool, s. New-York tribune., September 25, 1921, Page 21, col. 5 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1921-09-25/ed-... and caption of photo in the Pueblo chieftain., October 03, 1921, PAGE SIX, Image 8 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90051672/1921-10-03/ed-...
Greg Marcangelo said:
Thanks Art and B-59, we can note correct spelling and add bio info to records.

Jack Gacek, wrestler, 1938 / photographer: Sam Hood

from State Library of New South Wales

joji Okazaki said:
nice!
Blue Tapes said:
image of the day at bluetapes.tumblr.com/
Ubych said:
netoperek

Kumagae & Johnston [tennis] (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

Art Siegel said:
"Ichiya "Ichy" Kumagae (熊谷一弥 Kumagai Ichiya, 10 September 1890 – 16 August 1968) was a Japanese tennis player and the first Japanese Olympic medalist. [...] Kumagae is best known for his two Olympic silver medals at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics,[9] marking the first Olympic medals won by any Japanese athlete." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichiya_Kumagae "William Marquitz "Little Bill" Johnston (November 2, 1894 – May 1, 1946) was a former World No. 1 American tennis champion." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Johnston_(tennis)
Art Siegel said:
see