Ginny Duenkel

Virginia Ruth Fuldner (née Duenkel; born March 7, 1947), also known as Ginny Fuldner, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder.

Ginny Duenkel

Personal information
Full name	Virginia Ruth Duenkel
Nickname	"Ginny"
National team	United States
Born	(1947-03-07) March 7, 1947 (age 78) Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight	134 lb (61 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke, freestyle
Club	Summit YMCA
Medal record Women's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo 400 m freestyle 1964 Tokyo 100 m backstroke Pan American Games 1963 São Paulo 4x100 m medley

At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Duenkel medaled in two individual swimming events as a 17-year-old.^[1] First, she won the women's 400-meter freestyle.^[1] Then she received a bronze medal in the women's 100-meter backstroke.^[1]

Duenkel was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1985.^[2]

The "Ginny Duenkel Municipal Pool", in her hometown of West Orange, New Jersey was named in her honor. She attended West Orange High School,^[3] and then the University of Michigan. The "Chris and Ginny Fuldner Aquatic Center" in Monett, Missouri is named in honor of Ginny and her husband and her contributions to the sport of swimming in Monett.^[4]

See also

• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
• List of University of Michigan sporting alumni