See also: Meyer

Deborah (" Debbie") Elizabeth Meyer , born on August 14th, 1952 with Annapolis in the Maryland, is old a American swimmer specialist in the tests in freestyle (of the 200 to the 800 m freestyle). At 16 years, it gains three gold medals at the time of the Olympic Games of 1968 organized with Mexico City becoming the first swimmer to gain three individual crowns during the same Plays.

Biography

In 1967, whereas it is not yet 15 years old, it beats its first world records by establishing a new mark on 800 m freestyle. At the time of the Pan-American Plays organized the same year with Winnipeg, it gains two gold medals by beating the world records in these two tests (400 and 800 m freestyle). In 1968, it is presented into favorite legitimate for the tests in freestyle to the Olympic Games of 1968 more especially as it has just beaten once again its own records during the American Olympic selections (by in particular adapting the world records of the 200 m freestyle). Disappointing step, it is essential of a short advance on 200 m then with a comfortable margin on 400 and 800 m freestyle. With these three Olympic crowns, it becomes the first swimmer to carry out a similar triplet with in an individual capacity at the time of the same Plays.

In 1977, it is honoured by the International Swimming Hall off Famed which names it with the Pantheon of world swimming. Thanks to its Olympic records and its three crowns, it integrates the Olympic Hall off Famed American and is named sporting year in 1969 by the agency Associated Press .

It puts a term at its sporting career of high-level whereas it is only 18 years old. Reconverted since into the world of swimming, Debbie Mayer opened a school of swimming which bears its name to the beginning of the year 1990.

Prize list

Olympic Games

• Olympic Games of 1968 to Mexico City (Mexico):
• Gold medal on 200 m freestyle (2 ' 10" 5).
• Gold medal on 400 m freestyle (4 ' 31" 8).
• Gold medal on 800 m freestyle (9 ' 24" 0).

Pan-American Plays

• Pan-American Plays 1967 with Winnipeg (Canada):
• Gold medal on 400 meters freestyle.
• Gold medal on 800 meters freestyle.

Records

• ''' 1 ''' world records out of 200 m freestyle in large basin:

• 2 ' 06" 7: time carried out on August 24th, 1968 with Los Angeles.

• ''' 5 ''' world records out of 400 m freestyle in large basin:

• 4 ' 32" 6: time carried out on July 27th, 1967 with Winnipeg.
• 4 ' 29" 0: time carried out on July 27th, 1967 with Philadelphia.
• 4 ' 26" 7: time carried out on August 1st, 1968 with Lincoln.
• 4 ' 24" 5: time carried out on August 25th, 1968 with Los Angeles.
• 4 ' 24" 3: time carried out on August 20th, 1970 with Los Angeles.

• ''' 5 ''' world records out of 800 m freestyle in large basin:

• 9 ' 35" 8: time carried out on July 9th, 1967 with Santa Clara.
• 9 ' 22" 9: time carried out on July 29th, 1967 with Winnipeg.
• 9 ' 19" 0: time carried out on July 21st, 1968 with Los Angeles.
• 9 ' 17" 8: time carried out on August 4th, 1968 with Lincoln.
• 9 ' 10" 4: time carried out on August 28th, 1968 with Los Angeles.

Appendices

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