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Amy Deloris Van Dyken-Rouen (born February 15, 1973) is an American former competitive swimmer, Olympic champion, former world record-holder, and national radio sports talk show co-host.
Nov 7, 2022 · Amy Van Dyken first hit the sports world’s radar around the time she was named Swimming World 's American Swimmer of the Year in 1995, and then again...
Amy attended Colorado State University where she dominated as a competitive swimmer. Van Dyken instantly made a name for herself across North America breaking the United States 50-yard freestyle record at the 1994 NCAA championship and was named the NCAA Female Swimmer of the Year.
Mar 8, 2022 · Van Dyken, a CSU alumna, was diagnosed with three different types of severe asthma — infection-induced, allergy-induced and exercise-induced — when she was just 18 months old. She...
Mar 6, 2024 · At the Olympic Games Atlanta 1996, Van Dyken became the first American female athlete to win four gold medals in a single Games. She won the 50-meter freestyle, 100 butterfly, 4x100 freestyle and the 4x100 medley.
Jan 1, 2024 · Six-time Olympic gold medal champion swimmer Amy Van Dyken made history as the most successful athlete at the ’96 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, becoming the first American female athlete to win four gold medals in a single Olympic games.
It was in the Olympic pool at Atlanta in 1996 that Amy van Dyken became the first American female athlete ever to win four golds at the same Games. The first of them came on 22 July, when she swam the second leg for the USA team that beat China and Germany in the 4x100m freestyle final in a time of 3.39.29.
At 6'0” and 145 pounds, Amy Van Dyken is one of the world's great freestyle and butterfly sprinters who held the World Record in the 50 meter butterfly (short course).
Amy Van Dyken narrowly missing the 1992 US Olympic team while still in high school. Swimming for Colorado State, she qualified for the 1994 World Championships, where she medalled in the 50 m freestyle (bronze), as well as with two relay squads.
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