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Eleanor Holm

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Swimmer

The Resume

    (December 6, 1913-January 31, 2004)
    Born in Brooklyn, New York
    Won a gold medal in the 100-meter backstroke (1932)
    Portrayed Jane in 'Tarzan's Revenge' (1938)
    Appeared in the Aquacade at the New York World's Fair (1939)

Why she might be annoying:

    She was suspended from the Olympic team for drinking and gambling during the trip to Berlin (1936).
    She dismissed a chaperon trying to enforce curfew with the comment, 'Did you make the Olympic team or did I?'
    She said of her Aquacade appearances, 'My hair turned green from the chlorine and swimming on those cold October and November nights in New York was awful.'
    After the Aquacade ended, she gave up swimming, commenting 'It's a boring sport to do by yourself.'
    Her stormy divorce from impresario Billy Rose was dubbed 'the War of the Roses' by the press.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She set six records in the backstroke.
    More than half the athletes on the Olympic team petitioned for her reinstatement.
    She blamed her suspension on a personal grudge by US Olympic Committee President Avery Brundage.
    Time magazine called her 'the most beautiful athlete in the world' while Life called her 'one of the all-time photogenic greats.'
    She became an interior decorator when her athletic and show biz careers ended.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 11 Votes: 9.09% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 29.41% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 36 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 14 Votes: 35.71% Annoying