Gail Peters

Gail Peters (born June 23, 1929), also known by her married name Gail Roper, is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Peters swam in the qualifying heats of the 200-meter breaststroke and finished with a time of 3:13.3. In 1951, she moved to Washington, D.C., where she work as a military geology draftsman and joined the Walter Reed Swim Club. In 1953, she won the AAU outdoor titles in the 110 and 220 yard breaststroke, 330 yard individual medley, and 4×220 yard freestyle and medley relays. She also won the AAU indoors titles in the 100 and 200 yard breaststroke and 300 yard medley in 1952, and in the 100 and 250 yard breaststroke in 1953.