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Lillian Watson

1950 - Today

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Lillian Debra Watson (born July 11, 1950), commonly known by her nickname Pokey Watson, and later by her married name Lillian Richardson, is an American former competition swimmer, a two-time Olympic champion, and a former world record-holder in three events. As a 14-year-old, she represented the United States at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Watson won a gold medal as a member of the first-place U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with her teammates Sharon Stouder, Donna de Varona and Kathy Ellis. The four American women set a new world of 4:03.8 in the event final. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lillian Watson is the 89th most popular swimmer (up from 210th in 2019), the 7,533rd most popular biography from United States (up from 13,610th in 2019) and the 39th most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Lillian Watson ranks 89 out of 709. Before her are Tetsuo Okamoto, Irene Guest, Chris von Saltza, Norman Ross, Ian Thorpe, and Greta Johansson. After her are Katherine Rawls, Gary Hall Jr., John Derbyshire, Brad Cooper, George Kojac, and Frederick Lane.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Lillian Watson ranks 408. Before her are Daniel von Bargen, Dietmar Lorenz, Josef Tošovský, Hama Amadou, Faouzi Benzarti, and Rene Bond. After her are Jack Dongarra, Miloslava Rezková, Themba Masuku, Toshiko Fujita, Ronny Yu, and Anna Jantar.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lillian Watson ranks 7,535 out of 20,380. Before her are Blind Blake (1893), Red Garland (1923), Marcia Wallace (1942), Melina Kanakaredes (1967), Rene Bond (1950), and Pruitt Taylor Vince (1960). After her are Junior Wells (1934), Chuck Russell (1958), Will Wright (1960), Gardnar Mulloy (1913), Julia Faye (1892), and Lee Meriwether (1935).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Lillian Watson ranks 39. Before her are Sandy Neilson (1956), Edgar Adams (1868), Ethelda Bleibtrey (1902), Irene Guest (1900), Chris von Saltza (1944), and Norman Ross (1895). After her are Katherine Rawls (1917), Gary Hall Jr. (1974), George Kojac (1910), Don McKenzie (1947), Jack Medica (1914), and Katie Ledecky (1997).

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