Delia Meulenkamp
Personal information | |
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Full name | Deliana Meulenkamp |
Nickname(s) | "Delia" |
National team | ![]() |
Born | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
July 3, 1933
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. San Francisco, California |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Freestyle |
Club | Crystal Plunge |
Deliana Meulenkamp (July 3, 1933 – March 13, 2013), also known by her married name Delia Dooling, was a Dutch-born American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.[1] She competed in the women's 400-meter freestyle, advanced to the semifinals.[1][2] She held four American records during her swimming career.
Meulenkamp was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[1] She was the beneficiary of a special act of the U.S. Congress signed by President Truman in order to become a U.S. citizen and compete in the Olympics as an American. She became a media sensation at the 1952 Olympics when the good looks of the "copper-haired American swimmer" attracted the attention of newspaper and magazine photographers.[3] She died in San Francisco, California on March 13, 2013; she was 79 years old.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Delia Meulenkamp. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games, Women's 400 meters Freestyle Semi-Finals. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ↑ Associated Press, "Picked as 'Queen' of the Olympics," Reading Eagle, p. 30 (July 20, 1952). Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Deliana Dooling: Death Notice," San Francisco Chronicle (March 19, 2013). Retrieved September 8, 2015.
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