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| 1 | Berlin '36 - Adolph Kiefer (USA) gold medalist - swimming (men's 100m backstroke) - on an International Olympic Committee "XVII World Olympic Collectors Fair" commemorative cover dated August 5, 2011 |  | $30 | Auction |
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| 2 | Melbourne '56 -"SWIMMING" Athlete's badge - silver - red border - no. 7907 - faded gray silk ribbon belonged to Valerie Gyenge (HUN), 1952 gold medalist in the men's 400m freestyle and 1978 inductee to the International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) | | $500 | Auction |
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| 3 | Paris '24/Amsterdam '28 - "The Outline of Swimming" by William Bachrach written by William Bachrach and Clarence Bush and published in 1924 - William "Big Bill" Bachrach was a major influence on American swimming in the early 20th century - he was head coach of the Illinois Athletic Club where he coached Johnny Weissmuller, Arne Borg, Norman Ross, Sybil Bauer and Ethel Lackie - he was also head coach of the 1924 and 1928 U.S. Olympic Swimming teams - chapters cover all aspects of competitive swimming plus the techniques used by Bachrach to produce champions such as the pull-push in Weissmuller's stroke which became a fundamental principle in crawl swimming - 224 pages - ex libris | | $50 | Auction | |
| 4 | Los Angeles '32 - "The Games of the Xth Olympiad - Los Angeles 1932 - Official Report" published by the Organizing Committee - 819 pages - ex libris | | $500 | Auction | |
| 5 | Munich '72 - "Amateur Athlete 1973 the Official AAU Yearbook" - Volume Number 2 depicts "1972 amateur athlete" and 7-time Olympic swimming gold medalist, Mark Spitz (USA), on the cover - 82 pages | | $15 | Auction |
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| 6 | Munich '72 - "Official Films - Aquatics" "A Columbia Pictures 8mm Home Movie" - unused - in its original box and clear plastic wrapper | | $25 | Auction |
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| 7 | St. Louis '04 - participant's medal copper - the obverse depicts a nude athlete striding right with a laurel branch in his hand against a background of the sun rising over an 8-segment trellis - the reverse depicts 11 lines of text beginning with "1803 Universal Exposition..." with shields of St. Louis, France, and the USA on a background of ivy leaves - minted by Dieges and Clust of New York, NY - 40mm x 40mm - near mint and nicely toned - 687 made - belonged to Otto Wahle (AUT), bronze medalist in the men's 440-yard freestyle and a 1996 International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) inductee as a "Pioneer Swimmer/Contributor" - a letter of authenticity will be provided to the buyer confirming the provenance of this rare and most sought-after of all Olympic participants' medals | | $17,000 | Auction | |
| 8 | St. Louis '04 - third-place winner's swimming medal bronze - the obverse depicts a female figure extending a wreath with "Amateur Athletic Union of the United States MDCCCLXXXVIII." around the rim - the reverse depicts "440 Yds Swim" engraved within a wreath of sports equipment - suspended from a bar with "1904/Universal Exposition/Olympic Games/St. Louis" embossed on it - missing red, white and blue ribbon - minted by Dieges and Clust of New York, NY - 44mm - near mint - awarded to Otto Wahle (AUT), a 1996 International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) inductee as a "Pioneer Contributor/Swimmer" - a letter of authenticity will be provided to the buyer confirming the provenance of this very scarce and desirable piece | | $3,000 | Auction |
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| 9 | Atlanta '96 - NBC Motorpool "DIVING" venue destination sign probably displayed on the dashboard of vehicles in the host broadcaster's motor pool - 21 1/2" x 7" | | $20 | Auction |
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| 10 | Beijing '08 - promotional underwater photo poster entitled "The Touch .01" captures the incredible finish of the men's 100-meter butterfly race at the 2008 Olympic Games - autographed in black "Sharpie" by Michael Phelps (USA) and Milorad Cavic (SRB) whose gold and silver-medal finishes, respectively, were separated by a mere 1/100th of a second - produced from the original photograph taken by legendary Sports Illustrated photographer Heinz Kluetmeier - 20 1/2" x 13 1/2" - comes with a certificate of authenticity | | $1,000 | Auction |
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| 11 | Helsinki '52 - Swimming - 2 August covers the preliminaries of water polo, the finals of the 200m breaststroke, 1,500m freestyle, and water polo, and finals of the women's 400m freestyle and high diving* - *Patricia McCormick (USA) wins her first of 2 consecutive gold medals - 16 irregularly-cut pages in Finnish, French, English, and Swedish - front cover has a faint water stain | | $35 | Auction |
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| 12 | Los Angeles '32 - strip of 2 "GEN. ADMISSION - CHILD" swimming tickets - nos. 2001 and 2002 unused - 10 August - 8:30 a.m. - rare | | $150 | Auction | |
| 13 | Atlanta '96 - Swimming Ticket - 22 July - 7:31 p.m. unused - horizontal version with quilt of leaves design at left and gold Torchmark hologram at right - "Accreditation Required, Not For Resale" - intended for use by athletes and officials - covers the finals of the men's 100m freestyle* and 200m butterfly**, and the finals of the women's 400m freestyle***, 100m backstroke and 4 x 100m freestyle relay and his first of 2 gold medals at these Games - the other came 3 days later in the 50m freestyle **Denis Pankratov (RUS) wins his first of 2 gold medals - ***Michelle Smith (IRL) wins her second of 3 gold medals - | | $15 | Auction | |
| 14 | Atlanta '96 - Swimming Ticket - 26 July - 7:31 p.m. unused - horizontal version with quilt of leaves design at left and gold Torchmark hologram at right - "Accreditation Required, Not For Resale" - intended for use by athletes and officials - covers the finals of the men's 200m backstroke, 1,500m freestyle, and 4 x 100m medley relay, and finals of the women's 200m butterfly, 50m freestyle*, and 4 x 100m medley relay** **Amy Van Dyken (USA) wins her fourth gold medal | | $15 | Auction |
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| 15 | Munich '72 - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (URS) raised enamel gold shield - 17mm x 21mm - "stylized "M" (maker's mark)/ц10ĸ" backstamp - pin back | | $35 | Auction |
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