Esther Williams — American Actress born on August 08, 1921,

Esther Jane Williams was an American competitive swimmer and actress... (wikipedia)

It appeared as if I had invited the audience into the water with me, and it conveyed the sensation that being in there was absolutely delicious.
Somehow I kept my head above water. I relied on the discipline, character, and strength that I had started to develop as that little girl in her first swimming pool.
What the public expects and what is healthy for an individual are two very different things.
Traveling to swimming meets took me beyond my small-town existence, gave me a hint of the exciting world outside of my own home.
Clark Gable was the first to have called me a mermaid.