A century ago, before he became the most famous cinematic Tarzan, Johnny Weissmuller was the world’s greatest swimmer. Provided the 20-year-old could meet expectations at the 1924 Paris Olympics, ...

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It’s been a century since Johnny Weissmuller won the first national title of his illustrious career, and nearly 100 years since his first world record. The legacy of the man who would become Tarzan ...

The latest installment of our Takeoff to Tokyo series looks at the career of the legendary Johnny Weissmuller, one of the first stars in the sport, and then a Hollywood hero. The way he is remembered ...

Johnny Weissmuller was really famous. He was so famous, he was pictured on the album cover of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” right behind and between Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- The son of the late Olympic swimmer and Tarzan actor Johnny Weissmuller, Johnny Weissmuller Jr., has died of liver cancer at age 65 in San Francisco. Weissmuller is ...

Before there was Michael Phelps or Mark Spitz winning Olympic gold medals for the United States -- there was Tarzan. Yes Tarzan, the fictional literary and film character who was raised by apes in the ...

Before there was Michael Phelps or Mark Spitz winning Olympic gold medals for the United States — there was Tarzan. Yes Tarzan, the fictional literary and film character who was raised by apes in the ...