Sandra Neilson

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Olympic medal record
Competitor for Flag of the United States United States
Women’s Swimming
Gold 1972 Munich 100 m freestyle
Gold 1972 Munich 4x100 m freestyle relay
Gold 1972 Munich 4x100 m medley relay

Sandra ("Sandy") Lynn Neilson (born March 20, 1956 in Burbank, California) is a former freestyle swimmer from the United States, who won three golden medals as a sixteen-year old at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. One of those golden medals came in the 100m Freestyle, where Neilson defeated hot favorites Shane Gould from Australia, and her teammate Shirley Babashoff. In 1986 she was inducted in the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

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Olympic champions in women's 100 m freestyle

1912: Fanny Durack | 1920: Ethelda Bleibtrey | 1924: Ethel Lackie | 1928: Albina Osipowich | 1932: Helene Madison | 1936: Rie Mastenbroek | 1948: Greta Andersen | 1952: Katalin Szőke | 1956: Dawn Fraser | 1960: Dawn Fraser | 1964: Dawn Fraser | 1968: Jan Henne | 1972: Sandra Neilson | 1976: Kornelia Ender | 1980: Barbara Krause | 1984: Nancy Hogshead and Carrie Steinseifer | 1988: Kristin Otto | 1992: Zhuang Yong | 1996: Le Jingyi | 2000: Inge de Bruijn | 2004: Jodie Henry
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