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Katherine Townsend <I>Whitney</I> Curtis

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Katherine Townsend Whitney Curtis

Birth
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
6 Jul 1980 (aged 83)
Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Washington, Door County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
Plot
Plot 013 08
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Creator of Synchronized Swimming.

She is credited with the first organized group swimming exhibition, which appeared as a show at Chicago's Word Exhibition in 1933, a full decade before Esther Williams made it popular in films. Kathirine also authored the first book showing illustrations of synchronized swimming in 1936.
Creator of Synchronized Swimming.

She is credited with the first organized group swimming exhibition, which appeared as a show at Chicago's Word Exhibition in 1933, a full decade before Esther Williams made it popular in films. Kathirine also authored the first book showing illustrations of synchronized swimming in 1936.


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