Nancy Ramey

Nancy Ramey
Personal information
Full name Nancy Jane Ramey
National team  United States
Born (1940-06-29) June 29, 1940
Seattle, Washington
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 128 lb (58 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Butterfly
Club Washington Athletic Club

Nancy Jane Ramey (born June 29, 1940), later known by her married name Nancy Lethcoe, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder in two events. After the Olympics, Ramey earned her doctorate and became a college instructor, environmental activist and political candidate.

Early life

Ramey was born in Seattle and grew up on Mercer Island, Washington. At time of the 1956 Olympics, she was a student at Mercer Island High School.

1956 Olympics

As a 16-year-old, Ramey represented the United States at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, where she received a silver medal for her second-place finish in the women's 100-metre butterfly.[1][2]


See also

References

  1. ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games, Women's 100 metres butterfly. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  2. ↑ "A Worldwide Roundup of the Sports Information of the Week: Suzie Ordogh and Nancy Lethcoe break records," Sports Illustrated (April 21, 1958).


Records
Preceded by
Atie Voorbij		 Women's 100-meter butterfly
world record-holder (long course)
June 28, 1958 – April 2, 1961 		Succeeded by
Janice Andrew
Preceded by
None		 Women's 200-meter butterfly
world record-holder (long course)
June 29, 1958 – September 13, 1958 		Succeeded by
Tineke Lagerberg


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