Tag: Amy van Dyken
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🇺🇸 🏊♀️ This Is What Amy Van Dyken Has Learned From the Olympics
Six-time Olympic champion swimmer Amy van Dyken believes the lessons she has learned from the Olympic Games are more valuable than any of the hardware she has won.
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No Barriers Nugget: Amy Van Dyken | Why I Refuse to Have a Bad Day
Amy Van Dyken tells us why she refuses to have a bad day, and exactly why you should too. Van Dyken is an American former competitive swimmer, Olympic champion, former world record-holder, and national radio sports talk show co-host. In 2014, Van Dyken was in a serious ATV accident that left her paralyzed from the…
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10 Most Medaled Female Athletes Ever
Enjoy watching the TOP 10 most decorated female athletes at the Olympics: 6. Amy Van Dyken 🇺🇸- Swimming / 6x🥇 6. Kristin Otto GDR – Swimming / 6x🥇 5. Valentina Vezzali 🇮🇹- Fencing / 6x🥇1x🥈2x🥉 5. Allyson Felix 🇺🇸- Athletics / 6x🥇3x🥈 4. Agnes Keleti 🇭🇺- Gymnastics / 5x🥇3x🥈2x🥉 4. Isabell Werth 🇩🇪- Equestrian /…
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Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer Amy Van Dyken-Rousen Is Now an Elite Wheelchair Athlete After Accident | Washington Post
Amy Van Dyken-Rouen stunned audiences in 1996, becoming the first American woman to win four gold medals at a single Olympics. “I’m that person that wants to prove someone wrong,†she said. “That’s the way we are. That’s the way we are wired. We are wired to be perfectionists and rise to any occasion when…
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All Amy Van Dyken 🇺🇸 Swimming Gold Medal Races – Atlanta 1996 | Athlete Highlights
Amy Van Dyken is an American former competitive swimmer, Olympic Champion, and former World Record-holder. She won six Olympic Gold medals in her career, four of which she won at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, making her the first American woman to accomplish such a feat and the most successful athlete at of…
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COVID-19 Inspiration From Two Resilient Swimming Champions | House Calls | George to the Rescue
George Oliphant catches up with two resilient swimming champions. Watch Amy’s episode here: https://youtu.be/3iPqytt2_J8 Watch Tas’ episode here: https://youtu.be/cbHZc4lmYiY 15-year-old Tas Pagonis, a lifelong swimmer who has recently gone blind, won’t let complete vision loss stop her from achieving her dreams. Even after a tragic accident left her paralyzed from the waist down, Olympic swimmer…
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Olympic Gold Medalist Surprised With Home Renovation After Tragic Accident | George to the Rescue
Even after a tragic accident left her paralyzed from the waist down, Olympic swimmer Amy Van Dyken-Rouen stays as strong and positive as ever. Being confined to a wheelchair, however, makes most of her house inaccessible to her, with stovetops, sinks, and cabinets just out of reach. No detail is too small in this rescue,…
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Amy Van Dyken Has A Unique — But Practical — Spot For Storing Her 6 Olympic Gold Medals
Iconic U.S. swimmer is recipient of the 2019 Jesse Owens Olympic Spirit Award.
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Former CSU, Olympic swimmer Amy Van Dyken to be featured on HBO special
Denver native Amy Van Dyken’s life after an ATV crash that left her paralyzed from the waist down in 2014 will be documented in an HBO special that airs Tuesday night. Van Dyken is a former Cherry Creek High School and Colorado State swimmer who won six career Olympic gold medals before her retirement from…