fullname death_date club death_place birth_place height birth_date article_title strokes name
ann elisabeth curtis 26 june 2012 crystal plunge san rafael , california san francisco , california 5 ft 11 in m on 6 march 1926 ann curtis
 freestyle ann curtis
ann curtis

ann curtis cuneo -lrb- march 6 , 1926 -- june 26 , 2012 -rrb- , née ann elisabeth 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 swimming club .
in 1944 , at age 18 , she became the first woman , as well as the first swimmer , to receive the coveted james e. sullivan award , recognizing her as the outstanding american amateur athlete of the year .
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 .
she was inducted into the international swimming hall of fame in 1966 , 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 .
