Eleanor Holm
Holm in 1932 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Full name | Eleanor Grace Theresa Holm | |||||||||||
| National team | United States | |||||||||||
| Born | December 6, 1912 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 | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Eleanor Grace Theresa Holm (December 6, 1912 – 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.