National Champion in the 100m freestyle as well as a member of three LAAC National Championship relay teams - the medley relays swimming breaststroke, and the freestyle relay. In 1939, swimming for the Los Angeles Athletic Club, she became the U.S. She was a competitive swimmer who used her swimming talent to become one of Hollywood’s most famous actresses.īorn in Los Angeles, she grew up swimming in playground pools and surfing at local beaches. No other person is asked or talked about more at the International Swimming Hall of Fame than Esther Williams, the most celebrated swimming, stage and screen star Hollywood has ever seen.
