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 knew all these people had the same goals I did, but the one that worked the hardest would come out on top. That's what drove me all the time. But I had fun. I did better every day, and that's what made it fun.
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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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