Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
2002.34.09Description
Seattle Skating Club figure skaters, Mary Firth and Pat Firth, ages 17 and 10, skate together in flowered costumes circa 1945 or 1946. Pat represented Lakewood in regional, national and world competition, winning her first championship in 1951, the Northwest Senior Ladies, and was third in Junior Ladies at nationals. Firth won the Pacific Coast Senior Ladies in 1952 and moved up a spot to second in Junior Ladies at nationals. She repeated as Pacific Coast champion in 1953 and then won the national Junior Ladies title, earning a spot on Team USA’s world team, placing seventh at the world championships in 1955 in Vienna, Austria. Firth was especially qualified at figures — which amounted to 60 percent of the overall score. She went on to earn her United States and Canadian Golf Test medals in figures and freestyle. Firth also earned a master’s rating as a skating teacher and coach. She was inducted into the Tacoma Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.Lexicon
Search Terms
Figure Skating, Professional/Semi-Pro, Recreational, High School, OlympicsRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Firth, MaryPerson or Organization
Firth, PatPerson or Organization
Pacific Coast Senior LadiesPerson or Organization
Northwest Senior LadiesPerson or Organization
Team USAPerson or Organization
Seattle Skating ClubPerson or Organization
Vienna, Austria