I knew what my times were and how my practices were progressing and how close I was to the goals I had set for the year. I swam hard. I always swam hard. If I didn’t, I knew I would pay for it either the next day or the next meet.
Debbie Meyer Quotes
I hope I give girls an opportunity to realize that they can swim and go to school at the same time. It's not to be given up once they get out of high school. They can continue doing it for the rest of their lives.
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| Birth: | 14th August, 1952 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Swimmer |
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Debbie Meyer was born in Annapolis, Maryland. She is an American former competition swimmer, a three-time Olympic champion, and a former world record-holder in four events. She won the 200-, 400-, and 800-meter freestyle swimming races in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Meyer remains the only woman Olympian to win three individual freestyle swimming gold medals in one Olympics.
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