Eleanor Coleman Explained
Eleanor Coleman |
Birth Date: | 10 March 1905 |
Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Death Place: | Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S. |
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Eleanor Coleman (March 10, 1905 - October 2, 1978) was an American swimmer.[1]
Early life
Coleman was born in Chicago and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,[2] the daughter of Charles Lemuel Coleman and Nellie May Emerson Coleman. Both of her parents were born in Illinois; her father was a traveling salesman.[3]
Career
Coleman broke the world record in 1922 in the 100 yd breaststroke and competed in the women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[4] For three years she held a world's record in the women's breaststroke.[5] [6] [7] Later in life, she gave swimming demonstrations,[8] and was a Red Cross examiner for lifesaving.[9] Beyond the pool, she was a sports writer and editor at the Wisconsin News.[10] She also had a newspaper column and hosted a weekly radio show, both on women's health and fitness.[11] [12] She was appointed promotional chair for the American Red Cross in Brown County in 1939.[13]
Personal life and legacy
In 1927, she married Marquette University and Green Bay Packers football player, and later Congressman, LaVern Dilweg.[14] The Dilwegs had four children. Her husband died in 1968,[15] and she died in 1978, aged 73 years, in Green Bay, Wisconsin.[16] [17] Her son Gary Dilweg served in the Wisconsin state legislature. Her grandson Anthony Dilweg played football at Duke University, and later with the Green Bay Packers.
Notes and References
- Web site: Eleanor Coleman . Olympedia . November 19, 2021.
- [iarchive:sim_midweek-pictorial_1924-01-17_18_21/page/n3/mode/2up|"Title Holder to Defend Her Laurels"]
- United States Census returns for 1910, Chicago Ward 25, at Ancestry.
- Eleanor Coleman Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418100944/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/eleanor-coleman-1.html . dead . April 18, 2020 . September 4, 2016.
- News: 1927-03-15 . National Girl Swim Stars at Marquette . 13 . The Post-Crescent . 2022-08-24 . Newspapers.com.
- News: 1923-01-24 . Girl Champ Adds New Crown . 30 . The Miami News . 2022-08-24 . Newspapers.com.
- News: 1923-03-28 . Broke Her Own World Record . 19 . The Boston Globe . 2022-08-24 . Newspapers.com.
- News: 1932-04-11 . Underwater Star, Olympic Champion Swim at 'Y' . 12 . The Post-Crescent . 2022-08-24 . Newspapers.com.
- News: 1933-08-16 . C. C. Club Notes . 16 . Green Bay Press-Gazette . 2022-08-24 . Newspapers.com.
- Web site: Lieber . Jill . Finding a Place in the Sun . 2022-08-24 . Sports Illustrated Vault SI.com . en-us.
- News: 1933-01-27 . Green Bay Women! (advertisement) . 2 . Green Bay Press-Gazette . 2022-08-24 . Newspapers.com.
- News: 1933-03-20 . Cobb's Radio Gym (advertisement) . 11 . Green Bay Press-Gazette . 2022-08-24 . Newspapers.com.
- News: 1939-05-10 . Mrs. Dilweg Takes County R. C. Post . 10 . Green Bay Press-Gazette . 2022-08-24 . Newspapers.com.
- News: 1927-07-26 . Newlyweds . 11 . The Knoxville News-Sentinel . 2022-08-24 . Newspapers.com.
- News: 1968-01-04 . LaVern R. (Lavvie) Dilweg . 22 . Green Bay Press-Gazette . 2022-08-24 . Newspapers.com.
- News: 1978-10-04 . Swimmer Dead . 18 . Times Record News . 2022-08-24 . Newspapers.com.
- News: October 4, 1978 . Record Holder . 19 . Daily Colonist . August 24, 2022 . Internet Archive.