Ann Curtis

Personal information
Full name	Ann Elizabeth Curtis
National team	United States
Born	(1926-03-06)March 6, 1926 San Francisco, California
Died	June 26, 2012(2012-06-26) (aged 86) San Rafael, California
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Crystal Plunge
Medal record Women's swimming Competitor for United States Olympic Games 1948 London 400 m freestyle 1948 London 4×100 m freestyle relay 1948 London 100 m freestyle

Ann Curtis Cuneo (March 6, 1926 – June 26, 2012), née Ann Elizabeth Curtis, was an American competition swimmer and two-time Olympic champion.

Curtis was born in San Francisco, California, and was coached by Charlie Sava as a member of the San Francisco Crystal Plunge team. In 1944, at age 18, she became the first woman, as well as the first swimmer, to receive the coveted James E. Sullivan Award.

Curtis competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England, winning the gold medal in the women's 400-meter freestyle. She won her second gold medal as a member of the women's 4x100-meter freestyle relay team when she came from behind on the event's final leg to win. In addition to her gold medal wins, she also received the silver medal for her second-place finish in the women's 100-meter freestyle.

During her career she set four world and 18 U.S. records.^{[citation needed]}

She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1966,^[1] and the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame in 1983. Curtis died at her home in San Rafael, California on June 26, 2012; she was 86 years old.^[2]

See also[edit]

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
• List of University of California, Berkeley alumni

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Ann Curtis – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
• Ann Curtis (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame

1948 USA Olympic swimming team Men's Team Keith Carter Bob Cowell William Dudley Alan Ford Bob Gibe Edwin Gilbert Bill Heusner Jimmy McLane Forbes Norris Howard Patterson Wally Ris Eugene Rogers Bill Smith Bob Sohl Allen Stack Joe Verdeur Wally Wolf Women's Team Marie Corridon Ann Curtis Brenda Helser Barbara Jensen Thelma Kalama Clara LaMore Nancy Lees Muriel Mellon Penny Pence Jeanne Wilson Suzanne Zimmerman