Did you ever see the old Tarzan movies? “Tarzan,” Johnny Weissmuller, was an Olympian swimmer. On this date in 1922, he broke Duke Kahanamoku’s world record on men’s 100 meter freestyle. Furthermore, this new record broke the minute barrier coming in at 58.6 seconds.
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http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Weissmuller
http://nowweknowem.com/2013/07/the-actor-famous-for-the-early-tarzan-movies-swam-the-100-meter-freestyle-in-58-6-seconds-today-in-1922-breaking-the-world-swimming-record-as-well-as-the-minute-barrier-now-we-know-em/
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Johnny_Weissmuller
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