Nancy Merki

Nancy Merki
Personal information
Full nameNancy Merki
National team United States
Born(1926-06-01)June 1, 1926
Portland, Oregon, U.S.[1]
DiedOctober 7, 2014(2014-10-07) (aged 88)
Hendersonville, North Carolina
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubMultnomah Athletic Club
CoachJack Cody

Nancy Merki (June 1, 1926 – October 7, 2014), also known by her married names Lees, Cory and Boland, was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Despite contracting polio at a young age, she set numerous amateur swimming records in her career, most in her early teens, and went on to compete in the 400-meter freestyle in the Olympics.

  1. ^ Nancy Lees – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com