1.   Anthony Ervin, first swimmer of African-American ancestry to make the U.S. swim team.

2.   Anthony Ervin became the first swimmer of Black heritage to win a gold medal in the Olympics.

3.   A possible gold medalist is Anthony Ervin of the United States, who is the first swimmer of African-American descent to make the Olympic team.

4.   Ervin, whose father is three-quarters African-American, became the first U.S. swimmer of African-American descent to win a gold medal.

5.   Hajos was the first swimmer to reach shore.

6.   King-Bednar is the first U.S. swimmer to get a medal lost by the Chinese because of drugs. . . .

7.   Next month, Alison Terry will try to become the first black swimmer to make the American Olympic team, having already made the more important splash of self-discovery.

8.   Pipoly would not be the first handicapped swimmer to strike out across the channel.

9.   Popov became the first swimmer since the late Johnny Weissmuller of Tarzan fame to win the event in successive Olympics.

10.   She will be the first American swimmer ever to compete in four Summer Games.