Ginny Duenkel
Swimmer, Olympic athlete
1947 –
Who is Ginny Duenkel?
Virginia Ruth Duenkel is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.
At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Duenkel medaled in two individual swimming events as a 17-year old. First, she won a gold medal for her first-place finish in the women's 400-meter freestyle. Then she received a bronze medal for her third-place performance in the women's 100-meter backstroke.
Duenkel inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1985.
"Ginny Duenkel Municipal Pool" in her hometown of West Orange, New Jersey was named in her honor. She attended West Orange High School.
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