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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, two-time Olympic champion, and 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.〔Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, ( Pokey Watson ). Retrieved September 8, 2015.〕 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.〔〔Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, ( United States Swimming at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games ). Retrieved September 8, 2015.〕 She also swam the backstroke leg for the gold medal-winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the women's 4×100-meter medley relay,〔 but did not receive a second medal because only relay swimmers who competed in the event final were eligible under the 1964 rules. Four years later at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, she won a gold medal for her first-place performance in the women's 200-meter backstroke, setting a new Olympic record of 2:24.8.〔Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games, ( Women's 200 metres Backstroke Final ). Retrieved September 8, 2015.〕 Watson broke Dawn Fraser's six-year-old world record in the 200-meter freestyle (long course) on August 19, 1966, with a time of 2:10.5, and held the record for one year. She was part of several world record performances in relay events. Watson was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1984.〔International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honorees, ( Lillian "Pokey" Watson (USA) ). Retrieved September 8, 2015.〕 ==See also== * List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women) * List of University of California, Los Angeles people * World record progression 200 metres freestyle * World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay * World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lillian Watson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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