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Facts

Born January 23, 1912 • Idaho
Died September 14, 1940 (aged 28) • Los Angeles • California
Awards And Honors Olympic Games
Notable Family Members spouse Michael Riley Galitzen

Photos

Dorothy Poynton, Georgia Coleman, and Marion Dale Roper, the U.S. medalists in high dive at the 1932 Olympic Games, sit together in matching Team USA sweatshirts, smiling.
Georgia Coleman (centre) with Dorothy Poynton (left) and Marion Roper (right), members of the U.S. Olympic team that won all six women's diving medals at the 1932 Games in Los Angeles
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Aileen Riggin, 1922.
Aileen Riggin
American swimmer and diver
Pat McCormick in midair
Pat McCormick
American diver
American diver Greg Louganis smiles with his hands on his hips, wearing two Olympic gold medals around his neck.
Greg Louganis
American diver
Pete Desjardins (left) and Johnny Weissmuller returning to the United States after the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam
Pete Desjardins
American diver
Olympic gold medalist Victoria Draves
Victoria Draves
American diver
Olympic diving champion Phil Boggs
Phil Boggs
American diver
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Al White
American athlete
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Michael Riley Galitzen
American athlete
Diver Sammy Lee is presented with a gold medal at the 1948 Olympics in London
Sammy Lee
American diver
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Helene Madison
American athlete
Wu Minxia
Wu Minxia
Chinese diver
Olympic diver Guo Jingjing
Guo Jingjing
Chinese diver
Shi Tingmao poses with a gold medal for the women's 3-meter springboard event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Shi Tingmao
Chinese diver
Fu Mingxia
Fu Mingxia
Chinese athlete
Olympic diver Klaus Dibiasi
Klaus Dibiasi
Italian athlete
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Eleanor Holm
American swimmer and entertainer
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
American athlete
Gertrude Ederle
Gertrude Ederle
American swimmer
Tracy Caulkins
Tracy Caulkins
American swimmer
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Stanisława Walasiewicz
American athlete

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