Ann Curtis

Ann Curtis (1948)

Ann Curtis Cuneo (born March 6, 1926 in San Francisco , † June 26, 2012 in San Rafael, California ) was an American swimmer .

During her career, she won 34 US swimming championships, a record that Tracy Caulkins only managed to beat in 1981. At the Olympic Games in London in 1948 she was over 400 m freestyle and Olympic champion with the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay and also won the silver medal in 100 m freestyle.

After these games, she ended her career and opened a swimming school.

In 1944 Curtis was honored with the Associated Press Athlete of the Year award .

Web links

Ann Curtis in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Biography at Hickoksports.com ( Memento from January 25, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
Ann Curtis in the International Swimming Hall of Fame (English)

Individual proof

^ Ann Curtis Cuneo's Obituary. In: Marin Independent Journal. Legacy.com, July 1, 2012, accessed May 10, 2014 .

personal data
SURNAME	Curtis, Ann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Cuneo, Ann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American swimmer
DATE OF BIRTH	March 6, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH	San Francisco
DATE OF DEATH	June 26, 2012
Place of death	San Rafael (California)

[1] Ann Curtis Cuneo's Obituary. In: Marin Independent Journal. Legacy.com, July 1, 2012, accessed May 10, 2014 .