“Three events. Three gold medals. I was news, big news, in the sports world.” WorldBigsThreeSportsEventsNewsGoldMedalGold MedalsBig News Author:Esther Williams
“Life magazine ran a page featuring me and three other girls that was clearly the precursor of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues” GirlThreeSportsIssuesPagesMagazinesRanOther GirlPrecursorSports IllustratedSwimsuits Author:Esther Williams
“The newspapers loved pinup pictures of pretty young swimmers, and as a national champion, I got more than my share of space in the sports pages.” YoungSportsSpaceSharePagesNewspapersChampionSwimmerPinup Author:Esther Williams
