Awards & Winners

Amy Van Dyken

Date of Birth 15-February-1973
Place of Birth Denver
(Colorado, United States of America, Area code 303, Area code 720, Area codes 303 and 720)
Nationality United States of America
Profession Swimmer
Amy D. Van Dyken is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, former world record-holder and national radio sports talk show co-host. She has won six Olympic gold medals in her career, four of which she won at the 1996 Summer Olympics, making her the first American woman to accomplish such a feat and the most successful athlete at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She won gold in the 50-meter freestyle, 100-meter butterfly, 4×100-meter freestyle relay, and 4×100-meter medley relay. Van Dyken suffered from severe asthma throughout her childhood and into adulthood. She began swimming on the advice of a doctor as a way to strengthen her lungs to cope with her condition and prevent future asthma attacks.

Awards by Amy Van Dyken

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