About Ginny Duenkel
Born 1947. Ginny Duenkel is an American swimmer.
Virginia Ruth Fuldner (née Duenkel; born March 7, 1947), also known as Ginny Fuldner, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.
At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Duenkel medaled in two individual swimming events as a 17-year-old. First, she won the women's 400-meter freestyle.
The "Ginny Duenkel Municipal Pool", in her hometown of West Orange, New Jersey was named in her honor. She attended West Orange High School, and then the University of Michigan. The "Chris and Ginny Fuldner Aquatic Center" in Monett, Missouri is named in honor of Ginny and her husband and her contributions to the sport of swimming in Monett.
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Who is Ginny Duenkel?
American swimmer
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Ginny Duenkel was born on 7 March 1947 in Orange.
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Ginny Duenkel is a swimmer.
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Ginny Duenkel is American.
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