An Olympic Silver Medalist In the Pool, Katie Grimes Finishes Top 15 In The Marathon Swim
Marathon swimmers face all sorts of conditions. In Paris, the open-water swimmers faced a mean current.
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Athlete Bio#
Age
72
Hometown
Sacramento, CA
Education
Rio Americano High School (Sacramento, Calif.) UCLA
Personal
Suffered from asthma as a child...Trained under U.S. Olympic coach Sherman Chavoor, who pioneered the technique of training for shorter races by swimming longer distances...Set 15 individual world records throughout her competitive career, including five in the 800-meter freestyle and four in the 1,500 freestyle...Received the James E. Sullivan Award in 1968 as the most outstanding American amateur athlete...Inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1977.Olympic Experience
- 1-time Olympian; 3-time Olympic medalist (3 gold)
- Olympic Games Mexico City 1968, gold (200m Freestyle - Women, 400m Freestyle - Women, 800m Freestyle - Women)
Hall Of Fame Bio #
Debbie Meyer became the first female swimmer to earn three individual gold medals at the same Olympic Games. Born in Annapolis, Maryland, at the U.S. Naval Academy, the swimmer trained under U.S. Olympic coach Sherman Chavoor. Meyer set world records at the 1967 Pan American Games in the 400-meter and 800 freestyle events and was the first woman to swim 1,500 in under 18 minutes. At only 16 years old, she won the 200, 400 and 800 freestyle events at the Olympic Games Mexico City 1968, despite suffering from a severe stomach infection. Along with her Olympic achievements, Meyer broke 15 individual world records, 24 American records and won 19 national championships. She was also a member of five world record-setting relay teams. Meyer was named the James E. Sullivan Award winner in 1968, given to the nation's most outstanding athlete. She was also named Associated Press’ Female Athlete of the Year in 1969 and was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame and the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame.
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