Career
She competed in the women"s 400-meter freestyle, advanced to the semifinals. She held four American records during her swimming career. Meulenkamp was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
She was the beneficiary of a special act of the United States. Congress signed by President Truman in order to become a United States. citizen and compete in the Olympics as an American.
She became a media sensation at the 1952 Olympics when the good looks of the "copper-haired American swimmer" attracted the attention of newspaper and magazine photographers. She died in San Francisco, California on March 13, 2013.
She was 79 years old.
