Donna de Varona

Donna de Varona (1961)

Donna Elizabeth de Varona (born April 26, 1947 in San Diego ) is a former American swimmer .

She took part in the Olympic Games in 1960 and 1964. At the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964 she was over 400 m medley and Olympic champion with the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. After these games, she retired and became a sports commentator for ABC . She was one of the first women to hold such a position at a television station. In 1969 she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame . 1999 she was awarded the United States Sports Academy in Daphne the honorary doctorate .

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↑ The very first TV sports commentator was the Austrian figure skater Eva Pawlik , who was hired by ORF in 1963 to broadcast the European Championship and World Cup. In 1964 she was employed as a sports commentator at the Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck (see "They tell you who wins. We introduce TV and radio announcers for the Olympics - the only woman among twelve men: Eva Pawlik, European champion and ice revival star." In: Das Kleine Blatt. January 1964).

^ Honorary Doctorates. In: ussa.edu. United States Sports Academy, archived from the original on May 4, 2014 ; accessed on May 4, 2014 .

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SURNAME	De Varona, Donna
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	De Varona, Donna Elizabeth (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American swimmer
DATE OF BIRTH	April 26, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH	San Diego