johnny weissmuller

     

The first person selected to the Intl. Swimming Hall of Fame, his last starring film role was in 1955's "Devil Goddess"

Trivia about johnny weissmuller

  • At the 1924 Olympics he broke the 1-minute barrier in the 100-meter freestyle & he wasn't swinging on vines
  • On July 9, 1922 this future movie Tarzan became the first to swim the 100-meter freestyle in under a minute
  • In a 1932 film what this actor actually says is "Jane! -- Tarzan! Jane! -- Tarzan!"
  • At an April 2003 auction, a loincloth worn by this screen Tarzan didn't meet its reserve, so it wasn't sold
  • 1948's "Tarzan and the Mermaids" was his last film as the jungle man of the title
  • In the 1924 Olympic 100-meter freestyle, Duke Kahanamoku was second to this man
  • In addition to starring as Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle, he also played Jungle Jim
  • The 1936 film "Tarzan Escapes" was the third starring ths man in the title role
  • In the '50s this movie Tarzan was still hanging out with a chimp, but he wore more than a loincloth as TV's "Jungle Jim"
  • In 1922 this future movie Tarzan became the first to swim the 100-meter freestyle in under 60 seconds
  • Later an actor, he won 3 swimming Olympic gold medals in Paris in 1924
  • Alexander Popov was the first man to win Olympic swimming's 100-meter freestyle twice since this man in the 1920s

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