This of course was Johnny Weissmuller, who played Tarzan in the films but was also a swimming superstar 100 years ago. He won three gold medals at the 1924 Paris Olympics: the 100-meter freestyle ...

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Released May 15th, 1948, 'Tarzan and the Mermaids' stars Johnny Weissmüller, Brenda Joyce, Linda Christian, George Zucco The NR movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 8 min, and received a user score ...

Before there was Michael Phelps or Mark Spitz winning Olympic gold medals for the United States — there was Tarzan.

FILE - Johnny Weissmuller competes in an international swimming tournament at the Tamagawa pool on the outskirts of Tokyo, Nov. 1928. Weissmuller played Tarzan in the films but was a swimming ...