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	History and Heroes from every Olympic Games since 1896; Sunday Times Great British Olympians
		Eleanor Holm was a fast swimmer, a woman who broke six world records and won 29 US backstroke titles.
		Holm was 23 and a woman of the world when she boarded the SS Manhattan with the rest of the US swimming team.
		Holm was signed up by a news agency and attended all the best parties once in Berlin and found herself mingling with Hitler, and Brundage, of course.
	www.times-olympics.co.uk /historyheroes/eholm.html (339 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Eleanor Whalen, 91; Effervescent Olympian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Eleanor Whalen, 91, the saucy and irreverent Olympic swimmer who shot to fame in the water only to see her athletic ambitions felled by champagne, died Jan. 31 at her home in Miami.
		Whalen, known as Eleanor Holm or Eleanor Jarrett for much of her career, participated in the 1928 Games in Amsterdam and was a star of the 1932 Games in Los Angeles.
		Eleanor Holm, the daughter of a Fire Department of New York official, was born in Brooklyn.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A7336-2004Feb2?language=printer (765 words)

	Lane 9 News Archive: Eleanor Holm, 1930s Olympian, Actress, Dies at 91; Was Kicked Off '36 Olympic Team
		ELEANOR Holm Whalen, an Olympic swimming champion who was expelled from the 1936 Berlin Games in a headline-making drinking episode that brought her a second career as a slightly notorious but glamorous show-business figure, died Saturday at her home in Miami.
		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. She finished fifth in the 100-meter backstroke at the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam.
		Holm maintained that many of her fellow athletes had also been drinking on the voyage because there was no ban on alcohol, and some 200 team members petitioned Brundage to reverse the ban.
	www.swimmingworldmagazine.com /lane9/news/6702.asp (1075 words)

	Australian Swimming \| ELEANOR HOLM: THE OLYMPIC CHAMPION, BANNED (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Eleanor Holm had competed at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1932 and won a gold medal in the 100-metre backstroke event.
		Eleanor Holm was used to the Hollywood high life after marrying singer and orchestra leader Art Jarrett in Beverley Hills after the 1928 Games in Amsterdam.
		Miss Holm watched the 100m backstroke final won by Dina Wilhelmina Senff of Holland, from the grandstand but returned to the US as popular as ever and after divorcing Art Jarrett in 1938, went on to co-star as Jane in the movie Tarzan's Revenge with the 1936 decathlon champion Glenn Morris.
	www.swimming.org.au /history/article.cfm?ObjectID=183&CategoryID=2 (617 words)

	Banned swimmer always life of the party - Obituaries - www.smh.com.au
		Holm's dismissal from the US team, for her sassy behaviour on the Atlantic crossing to Germany, challenged ideas of decorum for both women and amateur athletes.
		Holm, the defending 100-metres backstroke champion, was the first woman to be selected for three Olympic games.
		Holm and Rose lived an opulent life in New York, the extent of which was revealed during their divorce proceedings in 1954, an event billed by the press as "the war of the Roses".
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/02/25/1077676830498.html?from=storyrhs (852 words)

	Eleanor Holm -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Eleanor G. Holm (December 6, 1913 - January 31, 2004) was an (A native or inhabitant of the United States) American (A trained athlete who participates in swimming meets) swimmer.
		Competing as Eleanor Holm Jarrett, she was selected for the (Click link for more info and facts about 1936 Olympics) 1936 Olympics.
		After she quit swimming, Holm played Jane opposite fellow Olympian (Click link for more info and facts about Glenn Morris) Glenn Morris in the 1938 film Tarzan's Revenge.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/el/eleanor_holm.htm (474 words)

	Sport \| Sweet Holm puts Jungle in the shade
		Eleanor Holm spent her time between swims with her husband on stage dressed in a white bathing suit and stetson singing 'I'm an Old Cowhand'
		Holm argued in her defence that she was 'free, white and 22'.
		Holm spent the Olympics socialising with Goebbels and Goering, the latter giving her a silver swastika from his uniform.
	sport.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4853999-108598,00.html (761 words)

	ERBzine 0208: Film Story Summary: Tarzan's Revenge
		Eleanor continued to kick and struggle, but as they mounted to a dizzy height, terror and dizziness caused her to faint.
		Eleanor immediately drew away from him Realizing that the girl was afraid of the height, and wanting another hug, Tarzan gave her a little push.
		Tarzan brought her a feast of fruit, and, as the boat gave its farewell whistle, Eleanor was instructing the jungle king in the ways of civilization by teaching him table manners.
	www.erbzine.com /mag2/0208.html (9599 words)

	ISHOF - Eleanor Holm (USA) - 1966 Honor Swimmer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Eleanor Holm was the star backstroker from the New York Women's Swimming Association.
		She was the 15-year-old baby of the 1928 Olympic team, was a gold medal winner in 1932, and was the Grand Dame of the 1936 Games, a married woman and expected to win until she was kicked off the team for sipping champagne with the officials on shipboard.
		Eleanor showed her swimming versatility early by winning nine national golds in the individual medley beginning in 1927.
	www.ishof.org /66eholm.html (310 words)

	Solid! -- Eleanor Holm
		Eleanor Holm with Clayton Bishop, winner of the 1939 Albany to New York Outboard Race
		Glamor girl and swimmer Eleanor Holm turned down a chance to join the Ziegfeld Follies in order to concentrate on her athletic endeavors.
		Eleanor Holm passed away due to kidney failure in 2004.
	www.parabrisas.com /d_holme.html (253 words)

	Holm, Eleanor -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		The winner of an Olympic gold medal in 1932, U.S. swimmer Eleanor Holm was not able to defend her backstroke title in 1936.
		Holm was born in December 1913 in Brooklyn, N.Y. She learned to swim during family vacations at Long Beach.
		With a flair for psychological analysis, Australian novelist Eleanor Dark sensitively examined the relationships between men and women in many of her works.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9343770?tocId=9343770 (649 words)

	Senior Women Web > Articles > David Westheimer
		But back in 1936 Holm was as resourceful and resilient as she was gorgeous and picscatorily proficient.
		When she left it, he was married to Eleanor Holm.
		Holm gave up sports after hip surgery in 1997 at the age of 83.
	www.seniorwomen.com /articles/david/articlesDavidHolm.html (706 words)

	Encyclopedia: Eleanor Holm
		Backstroke swimming (amateur competition, non-optimal style) Backstroke is one of the three swimming styles regulated by FINA, and the only regulated style swum on the back.
		The Games of the XI Olympiad were held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany.
		Avery Brundage (September 28, 1887 _ May 8, 1975) was an American athlete, sports official, art collector and philanthropist.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Eleanor-Holm (929 words)

	Blog of Death: Eleanor Whalen
		Eleanor Holm Whalen, a champion swimmer who won two gold medals in the 1932 Olympics, became famous when her scandalous behavior got her kicked off the American swim team.
		Whalen was traveling to Europe for the 1936 Games in Berlin when a chaperone turned her in to the president of the American Olympic Committee for shooting dice, carousing, breaking curfew and drinking champagne.
		In 1938, she appeared in the film, "Tarzan's Revenge," which starred Glenn Morris, the 1936 Olympic decathlon champion, in the title role.
	www.blogofdeath.com /archives/000719.html (251 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Eleanor Holm
		Holm, Eleanor (1913-2004), American swimmer, who won a gold medal in the 100-meter backstroke event at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
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	encarta.msn.com /Eleanor_Holm.html (77 words)

	TIME Asia Magazine: Milestones -- Feb. 16, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		ELEANOR HOLM WHALEN, 90, glamorous and saucy swimming star who won a gold medal in the 1932 Olympics but was kicked off the American team four years later for late-night carousing; in Miami.
		On the trans-Atlantic voyage to the 1936 Olympics, Holm spent an afternoon shooting dice with sportswriters and then stayed up late for "a few glasses of champagne." Her expulsion from the team made headlines, and Holm ended up writing about the Games for a wire service.
		Holm retained her freewheeling spirit into old age; she told Bill Clinton during a 1999 White House visit: "Mr.
	time.com /time/asia/magazine/article/0,13673,501040216-588905,00.html (800 words)

	ISHOF - Nida Senff (NED) - 1983 Honor Swimmer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Nida Senff, the '36 Olympic gold medalist in 100m backstroke, was robbed of her chance to try her luck against Eleanor Holm (USA).
		Eleanor, the reigning queen of the backstroke, was barred form competing in the '36 Olympics for drinking a glass of champagne on board the vessel taking the American team to Hitler's Berlin Games.
		It was Eleanor and not Nida who missed her chance at another gold.
	www.ishof.org /83nsenff.html (257 words)

	The Worlds Fair and Exposition Information and Reference Guide
		Stories of 'frantic minnows' frequently locating themselves in Eleanor Holm's rubber bathing suit during shows and 'triggering burst's of speed' were numerous.
		Intrigue behind the scenes: An affair between Eleanor Holm and Billy Rose.
		At the time Eleanor Holm was married to singer and bandleader Art Jarrett.
	www.earthstation9.com /193637_g2.htm (1156 words)

	Porter, Eleanor Hodgman -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		She gained a local reputation as a singer in concerts and church choirs and continued her singing career after her marriage in 1892 to John L. Porter, a businessman.
		More results on "Porter, Eleanor Hodgman" when you join.
		The U.S. novelist and short-story writer Eleanor Hodgman Porter is best known as the creator of Pollyanna, the ever-optimistic orphan who wins the goodwill of everyone she encounters.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9125934 (622 words)

	Eleanor Holm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Eleanor Holm Whalen - Eleanor Holm Whalen Age: 90?
		Norton, Eleanor Holmes - Norton, Eleanor Holmes New York City government official, lawyer Birthplace: Washington, D.C. Born:...
		Obituary: Eleanor Holm; Olympic swimmer sacked from the US team.(Obituaries) (The Independent (London, England))
	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0109281.html (259 words)

	Moviefone: Movie Celebrities - Eleanor Holm: MAIN
		Related content from HighBeam Research on: Eleanor Holm Whalen.
		Obituary: Eleanor Holm; Olympic swimmer sacked from the US team.
		This document is a biography of Olympic swimmer Eleanor Holm, with his complete career statistics.
	movies.aol.com /celebrity/main.adp?sid=32959 (233 words)

	Sports Illustrated: Still very much in the swim. (former Olympic swimmer Eleanor Holm)@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Onetime Olympic backstroke champion Eleanor Holm reflects on her days of wine and Rose
		IN 1930 A 17-YEAR-OLD BROOKLYN girl named Eleanor Holm gave up a chance to go on the road with the Ziegfeld Follies so she could dedicate her time to training for the 1932 Summer Olympics.
		Earlier that year Florenz Ziegfeld, the legendary impresario, had spotted her at a swim meet in California and had been dazzled by her vivacity, smile, hazel eyes and curvaceously athletic 5' 2" physique.
	highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:12243650&refid=ip_almanac_hf (179 words)

	Daily Post (Liverpool, England): OBITUARY: Eleanor Holm Jarrett.(Features)@ HighBeam Research
		IN THE days when Hitler was stomping the stage and the fireman's daughter from New York was the finest female swimmer in the world, the disciplinarians on the Olympic teams disapproved of their athletes drinking Champagne through the dancing hours.
		This was a pity because young Eleanor Holm Jarrett, whohadmarried the band leader Art Jarrett, was rather partial toaglass or two to ease the course of life.
		And when she was invited by journalists to attend a drinks party on board theSSManhattan, which was carrying them to the Berlin Games of1936, Eleanor took full advantage.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:112948473&refid=ip_almanac_hf (183 words)

	Tarzan's Revenge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The audience doesn't see much of old Tarz' during the first few reels, as Eleanor, her uncle (George Barbier), her sweetheart (George Meeker) and her aunt (Hedda Hopper) safari through the jungle in search of big game.
		But when Eleanor is kidnapped by lascivious jungle sultan Ben Alieu Bey (C. Henry Gordon), Tarzan comes swinging to the rescue.
		Though an irredeemably awful actor (his "jungle yell" is so ludicrous as to be laughable), Glenn Morris cuts quite a figure in his Tarzan loincloth, while the curvaceous Eleanor Holm demonstrates just what it was that attracted so many celebrity suitors on both sides of the Atlantic.
	www.djangomusic.com /item_movie.asp?id=V++++48687 (186 words)

	Glenn Morris at Brian's Drive-In Theater
		In the 1940s and 1950s, Lesser produced the Tarzan series of films with Johnny Weissmuller, Lex Barker, and Gordon Scott.
		Swimmer and Olympic correspondent Eleanor Holm has a sizeable role, as does actress-turned-gossip-wag Hedda Hopper, who portrays Holm's mother in the film.
		Upon the release of Tarzan's Revenge in early 1938, critics were unmerciful in their condemation of the film, in part because of the success of Johnny Weissmuller's Tarzan films.
	www.briansdriveintheater.com /glennmorris.html (572 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Eleanor Whalen, '32 Olympic champion later banned, dies at 91
		Eleanor Whalen, '32 Olympic champion later banned, dies at 91
		MIAMI –; Eleanor Holm Whalen, a two-time swimming gold medalist in the 1932 Olympics who was kicked off the 1936 U.S. team after she was caught drinking champagne and shooting dice, has died.
		Whalen died Saturday from kidney failure, said friends and relatives.
	signonsandiego.com /sports/olympics/20040202-1918-oly-obit-whalen.html (244 words)

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