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Donna de Varona was born April 26, 1947 in San Diego, California and is a former American swimmer of Mexican and Irish ancestry.

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De Varona was the youngest swimmer to compete at the 1960 Summer Olympics, while at the following Olympics, she won gold medals in the 400 meter individual medley and as a member of the 400 meter freestyle relay. In her career, she set 18 different swimming records, as she retired shortly after the 1964 Olympics.

In 1965, de Varona signed a contract with ABC, which made her the first female sportscaster in television history. She served as Late night host of both the 1984 Winter Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics. She did anchor the Los Angeles Olympics with Jim Lampley and served as both a Play-by-Play announcer for Synchronized Swimming and as a color analyst for Swimming in the women's category. She also served as a Correspondent for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. In addition, she was a political activist in favor of the Title IX entitlement program. She helped to establish the Women's Sports Foundation, where she served as their first president from 1976 to 1984.

De Varona, a 1986 graduate of UCLA, is the older sister of actress Joanna Kerns, who played Maggie Seaver on the ABC sitcom Growing Pains. Her Aunt is silent film actress Miriam Cooper.


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05/21/2012 05:01 PM
The 25 Greatest Gymnastics Moments in U.S. Olympic History - Bleacher Report

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The 25 Greatest Gymnastics Moments in U.S. Olympic History
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That honor belongs to 1964 US all-around champion Marie Walther, who shared a cover with middle-distance runner Dyrol Burleson and swimmer Donna de Varona in an October 1964 issue previewing the upcoming Tokyo Games. It was early evidence of the ...

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05/10/2012 07:24 AM
Olympics come to Bruce Museum - The Hour

Olympics come to Bruce Museum
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Among those scheduled to speak are Dr. David C, Young, Professor of Classics at University of Florida on May 24; Donna de Varona, Olympic champion and sports broadcaster on June 7; and on June 14, a panelist of Olympic champions will be on hand that ...

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05/15/2012 01:25 PM
15 Most Clutch Performances in U.S. Summer Olympic History - Bleacher Report

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15 Most Clutch Performances in U.S. Summer Olympic History
Bleacher Report
Those were Mark Spitz's words to ABC reporter Donna de Varona moments before taking the pool in the 100-meter freestyle. Spitz knew the race was no gimme, and without a victory, his six-gold-medal, six-world-record performance at the 1972 Munich ...


05/12/2012 09:53 PM
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The closest that I could tie one to the Island was Donna de Varona an Olympic swimmer in 1960 and 1964 who taught some summer swim classes at Curtis around 1962 with the old Board of Education's Vacation Day Camps. I remember being there to meet her, ...


05/02/2012 09:45 AM
Gender is no longer part of conversation about Pat Summitt - SI.com

Gender is no longer part of conversation about Pat Summitt
SI.com
After winning two gold medals in the 1964 Olympics, swimmer Donna de Varona could not obtain a college swimming scholarship: for women, they did not exist. It took time and effort to improve the opportunities for young women: two years after Title IX ...

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