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Ethelda Marguerite Bleibtrey (February 27, 1902 – May 6, 1978), also known by her married name Ethelda Schlatke, was an American competition swimmer, three-time Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder in multiple events. 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.〔Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, ( Ethelda Bleibtrey ). Retrieved November 30, 2012.〕 She won a gold medal as member of the winning U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with teammates Margaret Woodbridge, Frances Schroth and Irene Guest.〔〔Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, ( United States Swimming at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games ). Retrieved November 30, 2012.〕 The American relay team set a new world record of 5:11.6 in the event final.〔 Individually, Bleibtrey also received gold medals and set world records in the women's 100-meter freestyle (1:13.6) and the women's 300-meter freestyle (4:34.0).〔Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games, ( Women's 100 metres Freestyle Final ). Retrieved November 30, 2012.〕〔Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games, ( Women's 300 metres Freestyle Final ). Retrieved November 30, 2012.〕 She was born in Waterford, New York.〔 She started swimming to help recover from polio, which she contracted in 1917. In 1919, she was arrested for "nude swimming" — she removed her stockings at a pool where it was forbidden to bare "the lower female extremities for public bathing." The subsequent public support for Bleibtrey led to the abandonment of stockings as a conventional element in women's swimwear.〔"( Ethelda Bleibtrey )," ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' (2012). Retrieved November 30, 2012.〕 Bleibtrey was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1967.〔International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honorees, ( Ethelda Bleibtrey (USA) ). Retrieved November 30, 2012.〕 She died in West Palm Beach, Florida in 1978.〔 ==See also== * List of multiple Olympic gold medalists * List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women) * World record progression 100 metres freestyle * World record progression 400 metres freestyle * World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ethelda Bleibtrey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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