Full Name:  Mildred Glynise Smith
     Born:  October 12, 1924, Crawfordville, Ga.
     Died:  September 19, 1971, Tallahassee, Fla.

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Miss Smith, Tarpon Club Sponsor, Dies.

Mildred Glynise Smith, 47, of 842 Mays Road, died Saturday at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. A Georgia native, she had lived here for the past 17 years.

She was Assistant Professor of Physical Education at Florida State University, and longtime sponsor of FSU's internationally famed Tarpon Club.

Under her direction, the Tarpon Club, a women's aquatic art group, obtained its greatest prominence winning more first place honors from the International Academy of Aquatic art than any other team in the world.

In 1969, the first year of the award, she was chosen coach of the year by the Academy.

Since 1954 when she assumed direction of the club, it has appeared in films and on network television here and abroad. Last Spring, the club became the first team to win membership in the Swimming Hall of Fame through the international Academy. Most recently the club was invited to perform in London next summer.