Swimming Career Highlights
Debbie Meyer, USA Born : 1952. Winner of 3 gold medals -200,400 and 800 metres Freestyle at the 1968 Olympics as a 16 year old. Meyer dominated these distance setting 20 world records. She knocked over 25 seconds from the world best 800 metres time !

 

Titles (Long Course)

1967:
World Swimmer of the Year
1968:
Olympics: 200 metres Freestyle; 400 metres Freestyle;
800 metres Freestyle
World Swimmer of the Year
1969:
World Swimmer of the Year


World Records

1967:
400 metres Freestyle: 4.32.60; 4.29.00
800 metres Freestyle: 9.35.80; 9.22.90; 9.19.00
1968:
200 metres Freestyle: 2.06.70
400 metres Freestyle: 4.26.70; 4.24.50
800 metres Freestyle: 9.17.80; 9.10.40
1969:
1970:
400 metres Freestyle: 4.24.30