Debbie Meyer

Debbie Meyer (born August 14, 1952 Annapolis, Maryland) won the 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle swimming events in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, at 16 years old becoming the first swimmer and first female to win three individual gold medals. Her winning times were 2:10.5 for 200m, 4:31.8 for 400m and 9:24.0 for 800m, all of them new Olympic records. A sufferer from asthma, she also broke twenty world records, which landed her in the Olympic Hall of Fame, broke 24 United States records and won 19 Amateur Athletic Union championships.

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In 1969 she was named Associated Press Athlete of the Year. In 1972 she retired from competition. She owns the Debbie Meyer Swim School.

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On 5 July 2004 she is scheduled to be inducted into the United States National High School Hall of Fame.

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In memory of her Olympic achievement she uses the custom car licence plate 3GOLD68.

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August 14: August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining....

1952: 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar)....

Annapolis, Maryland: Annapolis is the capital of Maryland, a state of the United States of America, and the county seat of Anne Arundel County. It is a city with a population of 35,838 according to the 2000 census. The city is a part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area, It is situated on the Severn river abo...

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