Medal record
Competitor for  United States
Women's Swimming
Olympic Games
Gold	Tokyo 1964	400m Individual Medley
Gold	Tokyo 1964	4x100m Freestyle Relay

Donna Elizabeth de Varona (born April 26, 1947 in San Diego, California) is a former American swimmer of Mexican and Irish ancestry. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article concentrates on human swimming. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, were held in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. ... At the 1964 Summer Olympics, eighteen swimming events were contested. ... The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, were held in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. ... At the 1964 Summer Olympics, eighteen swimming events were contested. ... is the 116th day of the year (117th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates: , Country United States State California County San Diego Founded July 16, 1769 Incorporated March 27, 1850 Government  - Mayor Jerry Sanders  - City Attorney Michael Aguirre  - City Council Scott Peters Kevin Faulconer Toni Atkins Tony Young Brian Maienschein Donna Frye Jim Madaffer... This article concentrates on human swimming. ...

De Varona was the youngest swimmer to compete at the 1960 Summer Olympics, while at the following Olympics, she won gold medals in the 400 meter individual medley and as a member of the 400 meter freestyle relay. In her career, she set 18 different swimming records, as she retired shortly after the 1964 Olympics. The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, were held in 1960 in Rome, Italy. ... The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, were held in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. ... Gold Medal is an album by American band The Donnas, released in 2004. ... Medley is a combination of four different swimming styles into one race. ...

In 1965, de Varona signed a contract with ABC, which made her the first female sportscaster in television history. In addition, she was a political activist in favor of the Title IX entitlement program. She helped to establish the Women's Sports Foundation, where she served as their first president from 1976 to 1984. Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, now known as the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act in honor of its principal author, but more commonly known simply as Title IX, is a 76-word United States law enacted on June 23, 1972 that states: No person... Established by Billy Jean King, the Womens Sports Foundationis a charitable educational organization dedicated to ensuring equal access to participation and leadership opportunities for all girls and women in sports and fitness. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ...

De Varona, a 1986 graduate of UCLA, is the older sister of actress Joanna Kerns, who played Maggie Seaver on the ABC sitcom Growing Pains. Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... The University of California, Los Angeles, generally known as UCLA, is a public university whose main campus is located in the affluent Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. ... Joanna Kerns (born February 12, 1953) is an American actress and director. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Growing Pains is an American television sitcom that ran on the ABC network from 1985 to 1992. ...

See also

• World record progression 200m medley

The first World Record in the 200 metres Individual Medley in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1956, followed by the women a year later. ...

External link

• Biography from the National Women's Hall of Fame

This is the complete list of womens Olympic medalists in swimming from 1896 to 2004. ... Claudia Anne Kolb (born December 19, 1949 in Hayward, California) is a retired breaststroke and medley swimmer from the United States, who won her first Olympic medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics when she was fourteen years of age. ... Gail Neall (born August 2, 1955 in Sydney), known as Gail Yeoh after marriage, was an Australian medley swimmer of the 1970s, who won a gold medal in the 400m individual medley at the 1972 Munich in world record time. ... Ulrike Tauber (born June 16, 1958 in Karl-Marx-Stadt) is is a retired medley and butterfly swimmer from East Germany, who won the gold medal in the womens 400m individual medley at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. ... Petra Schneider (born January 11, 1963 in East Germany) was an medley swimmer of the 1970s and 1980s who was a leading member of the East German swimming team. ... Tracy Caulkins (born January 11, 1963) is a former three time gold medal winning swimmer from the United States. ... Janet Beth Evans (born August 28, 1971) is a record-breaking American competitive swimmer. ... Krisztina Egerszegi [] (born August 16, 1974) is one of the greatest Hungarian Olympic champions of the modern era. ... Michelle Smith (born on December 16, 1969 in Rathcoole County Dublin), now more commonly referred to by her married name, Michelle de Bruin, is an Irish former swimmer. ... Yana Klochkova (born August 7, 1982 in Simferopol, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian swimmer. ... Yana Klochkova (born August 7, 1982 in Simferopol, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian swimmer. ... Zurab Tsereteli with Eunice Kennedy Shriver (right) Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver (born July 10, 1921 in Brookline, Massachusetts), USA, is a member of the Kennedy family. ... The Theodore Roosevelt Award is the highest honor the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) may confer on an individual. ... Alan Cedric Page (born August 7, 1945 in Canton, Ohio) is a former professional American football player who starred as a defensive lineman in the NFL, primarily with the Minnesota Vikings as a member of the Purple People Eaters, and then went on to have a distinguished legal career, serving...