Deliana Meulenkamp (

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, July 3, 1933 –

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, March 13, 2013), also known by her married name Delia Dooling, was a Dutch-born American competition

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who represented the United States at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

in Helsinki, Finland.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes
Delia Meulenkamp
Retrieved September 8, 2015. She competed in the women's 400-meter freestyle, advanced to the semifinals. She held four American records during her swimming career. Meulenkamp was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and had a brother Jack. She was the beneficiary of a special act of the U.S. Congress signed by President Truman in order to become a U.S. citizen and compete in the Olympics as an American. She became a media sensation at the 1952 Olympics when the good looks of the "copper-haired American swimmer" attracted the attention of newspaper and magazine photographers.Associated Press,
Picked as 'Queen' of the Olympics
" ''Reading Eagle'', p. 30 (July 20, 1952). Retrieved September 8, 2015. She later worked for Pacific Southwest Airlines and served as athletic director of the Metropolitan Club. She married Jack K. Dooling, a San Francisco attorney, and had two boys with him, John and Matthew. She died in San Francisco aged 79. Deliana Dooling: Death Notice
" ''San Francisco Chronicle'' (March 19, 2013). Retrieved September 8, 2015.

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1933 births 2013 deaths American female freestyle swimmers Dutch emigrants to the United States Olympic swimmers of the United States Swimmers from Rotterdam Swimmers from San Francisco Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Dutch female freestyle swimmers Tamalpais High School alumni 21st-century American women {{US-swimming-bio-stub