Nancy Simons
Encyclopedia
Nancy Joan Simons-Peterson (born May 20, 1938 in Oakland, California
) is a former American
swimmer
. She represented the United States as an eighteen-year-old at the 1956 Summer Olympics
in Melbourne
, where she won a silver medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay with Sylvia Ruuska
, Shelley Mann
, and Joan Alderson-Rosazza
. She also competed individually in the 100-meter freestyle but was eliminated in the semifinals. She later married and took the last name Peterson.
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
) is a former American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
swimmer
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
. She represented the United States as an eighteen-year-old at the 1956 Summer Olympics
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, where she won a silver medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay with Sylvia Ruuska
Sylvia Ruuska
Sylvia Elina Ruuska is a retired medley and freestyle swimmer from the United States, who won two Olympic medals at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia when she was aged fourteen. She captured silver with the women's relay team in the 4x100 m freestyle and bronze in the individual 400...
, Shelley Mann
Shelley Mann
Shelley Isabel Mann is a former butterfly swimmer from the United States. At the 1956 Summer Olympics she won the gold medal in the 100 m butterfly competition and was a member of the relay team that won the silver medal for the 100 m freestyle.Mann caught polio aged six and took up swimming to...
, and Joan Alderson-Rosazza
Joan Alderson-Rosazza
Joan Ann Alderson-Rosazza was an American swimmer. Alderson-Rosazza won a bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki and a silver medal in the same event four years later in Melbourne....
. She also competed individually in the 100-meter freestyle but was eliminated in the semifinals. She later married and took the last name Peterson.
External links
- Nancy Simons biography and Olympic results, from http://www.sports-reference.com/.