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Unbelievable story of Ethelda Bleibtrey

  Ethelda Bleibtrey

The first Olympics after World War One began four months ago. They represent the unifying of all the countries, and so the flag for this year and further have five rings tided togheter, which symbolize the five continents of the Earth. But enough of the history and let’s talk about EtheldaBleibtrey.

Ethelda suffered polio when she was a child, an illness that paralyses the muscles of the body (normally the legs but it can affect the diafragm and neck muscles, which may cause death). Luckily, she overcame this issue, and to recover from it she entered swimming, which eventually became her passion. She specialized in backstroke swimming, but she has competed and won three gold medals in freestyle since there was no backstroke competition for women. She is currently holder of three world records for 100-meter freestyle (1:13.6),

Today, Ethelda Belibtrey collected her third Olympic medal. This is not only a great achievement by itself, but an extra difficult one, due to her medical overcoming and her triumph against both sexes.