- Keena Rothhammer
Keena Rothhammer (born
February 26 ,1957 inLittle Rock, Arkansas ) is a former freestyleswimmer from theUnited States .She won the
gold medal in the 800m Freestyle at the1972 Summer Olympics inMunich ,West Germany . At the same tournament the 15-year old captured thebronze medal in the 200m Freestyle.Following her triumph at the Munich Games, Rothhammer won the gold medal in the 200m Freestyle (2:04.99) and the silver in the 400m (4:21.50) at the 1973 World Championships in
Belgrade .That year, she was named the "North American Athlete of the Year".
During her career, Rothhammer set two world records, 10 individual American records, and won 10 American national championships.
In
1991 , she was Inducted into theInternational Swimming Hall of Fame .
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