Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 20, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. American swimmer Sybil Bauer at the ...

According to the great swimmer, Johnny Weissmuller, a determined effort is to be made to have Miss Sybil Bauer, of Chicago, compete against men backstroke swimmers at the Olympic games next summer. If ...

¶ 3,000-meter run: Edwin Wide, Sweden, 8 min. 30 2-5 sec. ¶ 100-yard swim for women, free style: Gertrude Ederle, of New York, 1 min. 5 sec. ¶ 150-yard back stroke for women: Sybil Bauer, of Chicago, ...