Nancy Simons

Not to be confused with Nancy Simmons.

Nancy Joan Simons (born May 20, 1938), later known by her married name Nancy Peterson, is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic medalist. She represented the United States as an eighteen-year-old at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where she won a silver medal as a member of the second-place U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay with Sylvia Ruuska, Shelley Mann and Joan Rosazza.^[1] She also competed individually in the women's 100-meter freestyle, but did not advance beyond the event semifinals.

Nancy Simons

Personal information
Full name	Nancy Joan Simons
National team	United States
Born	(1938-05-20) May 20, 1938 (age 86) Oakland, California
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Chicago Town Club
Medal record Women's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne 4x100 m freestyle

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
• List of Stanford University people

References

1. "Swimming at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Women's 4×100 metres freestyle relay". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 22, 2020. Retrieved May 22, 2011.

External links

• Nancy Simons – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com