Badge, Merit
Object number2003.47.57
Date1987
MediumFabric
Credit LineGift of Cleon Wingard
DescriptionWhite oval patch with a blue embroidered border. Embroidered image of a swimmer in the center of the patch, with black and red text above and below image.Dimensions3 x 4.75 in. (7.6 x 12.1 cm)Inscriptions"MASTER SWIMMING" embroidered across top in black. Below image of swimmer, "TOP TEN" is embroidered in red with: "87 / USMS" embroidered in black between and below the red words.
Historical NotesDonated by Cleon Wingard, whose mother, Lenore Kight Wingard, was an Olympic swimmer and an internationally renowned athlete in the 1930s. She participated in the 1932 and 1936 Olympic Games.
Related person
Lenore Kight Wingard
Related institution
United States Masters Swimming
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