Nancy Joan Simons(born May 20, 1938), later known by her married nameNancy Peterson,is an American former competitionswimmerand Olympic medalist. She represented the United States as an eighteen-year-old at the1956 Summer Olympicsin Melbourne, where she won a silver medal as a member of the second-place U.S. team in thewomen's 4×100-meter freestyle relaywithSylvia Ruuska,Shelley MannandJoan Rosazza.[1]She also competed individually in thewomen's 100-meter freestyle,but did not advance beyond the event semifinals.
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| Full name | Nancy Joan Simons | ||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States | ||||||||||||||
| Born | May 20, 1938 Oakland, California | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Chicago Town Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^"Swimming at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Women's 4×100 metres freestyle relay".Sports Reference LLC. Archived fromthe originalon April 22, 2020.RetrievedMay 22,2011.
External links
edit- Nancy Simons– Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
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