SPEAKER_06: Reboot your credit card with Apple Card. It gives you unlimited daily cash back that can earn 4.15% annual percentage yield when you open a savings account. A high yield, low effort way to grow your money with no fees. Apply for Apple Card now in the Wallet app on iPhone to start earning and growing your daily cash with savings today. Apple Card subject to credit approval. Savings is available to Apple Card owners subject to eligibility. Savings accounts by Goldman Sachs Bank USA. Member FDIC, terms apply.
SPEAKER_07: Shop the largest selection of wine, liquor, beer, mixers and more delivered in as little as one hour. Mini Bar Delivery brings the wine and liquor store to the palm of your hand. As featured in Rolling Stone, People and the New York Times Magazine, the app is loaded with party essentials, custom gift cards, tips and the perfect finishing touch to any life moment. Get $10 off your first Mini Bar Delivery order with code MOMENTS. Get Mini Bar Delivery on the go, available on iOS or Android.
SPEAKER_02: Sick of paying $100 for groceries and getting nothing but eggs, orange juice and a paper bag? Then download the Drop app. Drop lets you earn points with your everyday shopping and redeem them for gift cards. Want a free dinner with those groceries? Drop it. How about daily lattes? Drop it. So download Drop today and get $5 just for signing up. Use invite code GETDROP777.
SPEAKER_01: Hello. From Wonder Media Network, I'm Jenny Kaplan, and this is Encyclopedia Wamanica. Today's contender was an aquatic sensation. She overcame physical challenges early in life to become a record-setting swimmer and a barrier-breaking actress. She popularized synchronized swimming and revolutionized swimwear fashion. Meet the one and only Annette Kellerman. Annette Marie Sarah Kellerman was born in 1886 in Merrickville, Australia, a suburb of Sydney. Her father was an Australian violinist, and her mother was a French pianist and music teacher. As a child, Annette's legs weren't strong enough to support her, so she wore metal braces. As a form of physical therapy and conditioning, Annette's parents took her to a local pool. She later described that experience, saying, "'Only a cripple can understand the intense joy I experienced. After I learned, I'd go swimming anywhere, anytime.'" The swimming really did help strengthen Annette's legs. She was a natural in the water, and she had a flair for the dramatic. Throughout her life, Annette would combine her sport with theater to entertain the public. By the time she was around 15 years old, she was winning races and setting speed records. She was also performing in diving exhibitions and swimming in twice-daily shows with fish at an aquarium. Her skill and ability to entertain set Annette apart, and she further made a name for herself as a bit of a fashion icon. At that point in time, Victorian societal norms were strict when it came to swimming attire. Women were supposed to don pantaloons and a loose dress, so as not to show their figures. Annette found that overly burdensome and created a new kind of bathing costume. Hers left her arms exposed and was very tight, more like one-piece bathing suits today if they extended down as shorts or pants. Annette was actually arrested for indecency while swimming on a beach during a US trip to Massachusetts in 1907. While Annette spent much of her life making varied contributions to fashion, entertainment, and society at large, these achievements stemmed from her incredible talent at her sport. Among other feats, Annette set the world record for the fastest mile swam and held the swim records for a number of major rivers around the world. After moving from Australia to England, she swam a daily circuit from town to town along the coast in preparation for an attempt to swim across the English Channel. She eventually did try and fail to swim across the body of water, though she made it three quarters of the way. Despite that failure, Annette kept on swimming and winning races. She swam at a seven-mile race in the Seine through Paris in front of 500,000 spectators and tied with another woman to beat 16 men. After Europe, Annette headed across the Atlantic to the US. Stateside, Annette focused more on the performative part of her career. She wowed audiences by stunt swimming and high diving. She also wowed many with her physical appearance. A Harvard professor deemed Annette the perfect woman because her measurements were so similar to those of the Venus de Milo. Naturally, this proclamation helped to draw in even larger crowds. Those who couldn't make it to a live show were in luck. Annette took her talents to Hollywood at the height of the silent movie era. She appeared in multiple films, though most are now considered lost because there's no known footage still in existence. Most of her movies had plots connected to water, and she often played a mermaid. Notably, Annette was the first major actress to appear fully nude on screen. Annette continued swimming and performing until the 1940s. She credited the sport with changing her life. In 1918, she said, Later in life, Annette became an author, a speaker, and owned a health food store in Long Beach, California. She continued to swim till nearly the end of her life. In 1970, Annette and her husband, who had been her manager, moved back to Australia. Annette died in 1975. She was 89 years old. Annette Kellermann popularized her sport and bucked norms for her gender, paving the path for future women swimmers' success. She was honored by the International Swimming Hall of Fame, and she has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. All month, we're talking about explorers and contenders. For more on why we're doing what we're doing, check out our Encyclopedia Womanica newsletter, Womanica Weekly. You can also follow us on Facebook and Instagram at Encyclopedia Womanica, and you can follow me directly on Twitter at Jenny M. Kaplan. Special thanks to Liz Kaplan, my favorite sister and co-creator. Talk to you tomorrow.
SPEAKER_04: Bye.
SPEAKER_00: Do you hear it? The clock is ticking. It's time for the new season of 60 Minutes.
SPEAKER_03: The CBS News Sunday Night tradition is back for its 56th season, with all-new big-name interviews, hard-hitting investigations, and epic adventures. No place, no one, no story is off limits. And you'll always learn something new. It's time for 60 Minutes. New episode airs Sunday, September 24th on CBS. And streaming on Paramount+. A busy airport may not be the best way
SPEAKER_05: to ease into vacation mode, but when you're an American Express Platinum card member, the vacation starts in the Centurion Lounge. Hi, welcome to the Centurion Lounge. Mm, what smells so good?
SPEAKER_06: Must be one of the chef's local specialties.
SPEAKER_05: And as you sit back and relax, you think to yourself, what'll be on the menu for your Miami layover? See how to elevate your menu to your favorite food. See how to elevate your travel experiences at americanexpress.com slash with AMX. Don't live life without it. Terms apply.
