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- Johnny Weissmuller is
- famous for starring in
- Tarzan movies, but before
- his movie career, he was
- one of the greatest
- swimmers in the world. Johnny won a record 36 U.S. men's titles from 1921 to 1928.
-
- Johnny was born in 1904 in Europe, in an
- area that is now part of Romania. His family
- moved to the United States when he was 4
- years old.
-
- In 1922, Johnny made history when he
- became the first person to swim 100 meters
- in less than a minute. He competed in his
- first Olympics in 1924, winning three
- medals in one day! He won a gold in
- the 100-meter freestyle, a gold in the