caption fullname death_date club death_place birth_place image_size birth_date image article_title strokes name
holm c. 1936 eleanor g. holm 31 january 2004 women 's swimming association of new york miami , florida brooklyn , new york 240 6 december 1913 eleanor holm c. 1936.jpg eleanor holm
 backstroke eleanor holm
eleanor holm

eleanor g. holm -lrb- december 6 , 1913 -- january 31 , 2004 -rrb- was an american competition swimmer and olympic gold medalist .
she is best known for having been suspended from the 1936 summer olympics team after she attended a cocktail party on the transatlantic cruise ship taking her to germany .
she went on to have a high-profile celebrity career as actress and singer , socialite and interior designer , and co-starred in a hollywood tarzan movie .
