Nancy Simons

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameNancy Joan•Simons (-Peterson)
Used nameNancy•Simons
Born20 May 1938 in Oakland, California (USA)
AffiliationsChicago Town Club, Chicago (USA)
NOC United States
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Nancy Simons was a student at Northwestern and also competed for the Chicago Town Club. In the 1956 Olympics she was eliminated in the semi-finals of the individual 100 m freestyle. She then joined the relay team that bettered the world record in the Olympic final, but still finished two seconds down to the Australian quartette. Although she never won an AAU title, she set a U.S. long-course record for the 400 m freestyle in 1954.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1956 Summer Olympics Swimming (Aquatics) USA Nancy Simons
100 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic) =9
4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic) United States 2 Silver