Pat McCormick (born may 12 1930, Seal Beach California) is the only woman diver in history to win 3 m Springboard and 10 meter platform gold medals in back-to-back Olympics.
Pat McCormick was born in a bare apartment above a grocery store in Seal Beach, California. Her father, a World War I hero, died on Skid Row. Her mother worked all hours to pay the rent.
For fun, they swam, did flips off the bridge over Alamitos Bay, hung out at Muscle Be...
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Pat McCormick (born may 12 1930, Seal Beach California) is the only woman diver in history to win 3 m Springboard and 10 meter platform gold medals in back-to-back Olympics.
Pat McCormick was born in a bare apartment above a grocery store in Seal Beach, California. Her father, a World War I hero, died on Skid Row. Her mother worked all hours to pay the rent.
For fun, they swam, did flips off the bridge over Alamitos Bay, hung out at Muscle Beach in Santa Monica, and competed in every competition they could find.
A diving coach spotted Pat roughhousing , admired her strength and raw talent, invited her to the prestigious Los Angeles Athletic club, found a bathing suit for her, introduced her to two of the world¬タルs premier divers, Victoria Draves and Sammy Lee ¬タモ and inspired a dream ¬タモ to compete in the Olympic Games.
In 1948, scarcely 18 she finished fourth in the Olympics Trials by half an eyelash ¬タモ 1/100th of a point.
In the 1952 Summer Olympics at Helsinki, Pat...
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