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Also Known As Aileen Riggin Soule
Born May 2, 1906 • Newport • Rhode Island
Died October 17, 2002 (aged 96) • Honolulu • Hawaii
Awards And Honors Olympic Games

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Gertrude Ederle
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Eleanor Holm
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Pat McCormick in midair
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Olympic gold medalist Victoria Draves
Victoria Draves
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Pete Desjardins (left) and Johnny Weissmuller returning to the United States after the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam
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Champion diver Georgia Coleman (center) at the 1932 Olympic Games
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