April 5, 1927 – American champion swimmer, Johnny Weissmuller set a couple of records in the 100-meter freestyle as well as the 200-meter medley relay at the National A. A. U. Swim meet.
Johnny swam the 100-meter in 51 and 2-5 seconds as a member of the Illinois Athletic Club. These two races pushed the IAC into a first-place lead over all other competition at the prestigious swimming event held in Chicago.
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