Martha Norelius - America's first great female swimmer. In 1924 at the Paris Olympic Games , she won the 400 metre freestyle event

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Martha Norelius in dance pose 1925 Underwood & Underwood press photo of Martha Norelius. Original caption from the back of the print: Olympic champion swimmer in a striking dance pose against the blue ridge. Miss Martha Norelius, 1924 Olympic champion swimmer of the 400 meter class, shown in a striking dance pose against a ridge of the Blue Ridge Mountains at White Sulphur Springs, West Va. Miss Norelius, with a group of girls of the little West Virginia town have taught themselves all that they know about rhythmic dancing and are receiving lavish praise for their accomplishment - Wikimedia

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