 Holm in 1932 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Full name | Eleanor Grace Theresa Holm[1] | |||||||||||
| National team |  United States | |||||||||||
| Born | December 6, 1912[2][3] Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Died | January 31, 2004 (aged 91) Miami, Florida, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Spouse(s) |
Art Jarrett
(m. 1933; div. 1938)Thomas Joseph Whalen
(m. 1954; died 1986) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||
| Club | Women's Swimming Association of New York | |||||||||||
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Eleanor Grace Theresa Holm (December 6, 1912[2][3] – 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 designer and co-starred in a Hollywood Tarzan movie, Tarzan's Revenge.
- ^ Biography, encyclopedia.com. Accessed June 29, 2023.
- ^ a b Social Security Death Index: HOLM, ELEANOR H. was born 6 December 1912, received Social Security number 559-12-4524 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died 31 January 2004 Source: Death Master File (public domain)
- ^ a b Interview with Sports Illustrated, si.com. Accessed June 30, 2023.