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
They didn't have college scholarships for women. Had they done that at the time, I may have stayed on for another two Olympics, but the opportunities were not available to women that they have today.
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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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