Among those who also won medals in the 1924 Paris Olympics were Johnny Weissmuller of Tarzan movie fame, Bob Skelton, Arne Borg, and Sybil Bauer.

As referenced in the following section, Lackie set a world record of 1:10.0 for the 100-meter freestyle on 28 January 1926, that held until August 7, 1929.

The combined time of 4:58.8 for swimming on the gold medal 4×100 m freestyle relay team at the 1924 Paris Olympics was set on July 20, 1924 and held until August 9, 1928.

[2][5] She also won a second gold medal as a member of the first-place U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with American teammates Euphrasia Donnelly, Gertrude Ederle and Mariechen Wehselau.

Ethel noted in her Hall of Fame acceptance speech that her husband grew up swimming off the beaches of Santa Monica, served summers in college as a lifeguard, held records in paddle-boarding events, and captured championships in dory rowing.