One year later, in 1935, Jack Sieg, a swimmer also from the University of Iowa, developed a kick technique involving swimming on his side and beating his legs in unison, similar to a fish tail, and then modified the technique afterward to swim it face down.
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(May 27, 1935 – June 1, 2011) was the first American swimmer to win Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) championships in three strokes: butterly, backstroke and freestyle.
She won four gold medals, two silver medals and two bronze medals in the freestyle and butterfly events at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.
Ellen May 'Elly' Gandy (born 15 August 1991 in Bromley, England) is an Australian female butterfly swimmer originally from Great Britain.
Mireia Belmonte García (born November 10, 1990) is a Spanish medley, freestyle and butterfly swimmer.
Murray William Burdan (born 2 May 1975 in Lower Hutt) is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from New Zealand, who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, for his native country.
These athletes included Katie Schmaling (50 Free, 100-200 Back), Sarah Reddick (100 Free, 100 Fly, 100-200 IM), Kelly McIsaac (200 Freestyle), Jesse Coxson (500 Freestyle), Emily White (200 Butterfly), Katie Kane (100 Breaststroke), Kristen Kane (200 Breaststroke), and Kerby Lewis (400 IM).
Patrícia Comini-Ribeiro da Silva (born March 8, 1975 in Americana) is a former breaststroke and butterfly swimmer from Brazil.