2014 Event U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps has been suspended for six months from sponsor organization USA Swimming due to a recent drunk driving charge; Phelps plans to enter a treatment program 2012 Event U.S. Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps wins a record 19th Olympic medal, with gold in the 4x200metres freestyle relay 2004 Death Spalding Gray, actor/writer, Swimming to Cambodia, dies at 62 2003 Death Gertrude Ederle, swimming celebrity/teacher, first woman, and fifth person, to swim the English Channel, dies at 97 1996 Event Copeland swimming pool re-opened by Gladiator 1994 Event Jingyi Le/Ying Shan/Ying Le/Bin Lu swimming 4x100 freestyle (3:37.91) 1991 Event Fu Mingxia, 12, of China wins World Swimming Championships gold medal 1986 Event David Goch finishes swimming 55,682 miles in a 25-yd pool 1983 Event Vladimir Salnikov (U.S.S.R.) sets 1500m free style swimming record 1983 Event Vladimir Salnikov (U.S.S.R.) sets 400 m free style swimming record 1982 Event Tracy Caulkins, 19, wins her 36th U.S. swimming title 1963 Birthday Petra Schneider, E German swimming star, world record 400m 1960 Event USC captures NCAA swimming title 1941 Event German occupiers forbids Jews access to beach and swimming pools 1940 Event John Sigmund begins swimming for 89 hours 46 minutes in the Mississippi River 1933 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt authorizes 1st swimming pool built inside the White House 1928 Event Johnny Weissmuller announces his retirement from amateur swimming 1924 Event 1st men's college swimming championships begin 1829 Event 1st U.K. municipal swimming pool outside of London, opens in Liverpool 1742 Event 1st indoor swimming pool opens (Goodman's Fields, London)
