Marriage to Fernando offered shelter and security, but the shackle was the price I'd pay.

I was the only swimmer in movies. Tarzan was long gone, and he couldn't have done them anyway; he could never have gotten into my bathing suit.

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.

Victor Mature was a big man; he had a great swagger. I liked him and I knew we'd be good together on screen.

Which Esther Williams do you want to hear about?

I took a job at the pool in order to earn the five cents a day it cost to swim. I counted wet towels. As a bonus, I was allowed to swim during lunchtime.