Edith MOTRIDGE

Edith Motridge swam the 100 backstroke at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, just a missing a medal when she finished fourth. Motridge represented the Los Angeles Athletic Club in 1936. She was US Champion in the 100 backstroke in 1939. Motridge worked in the movies with MGM studios for 15 years, serving as Esther Williams’ stunt double, and working on all swimming movies. She later married Leonard Polster and they moved to Fairbanks Ranch, California in 1983.