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3 unusual facts about Sylvia Ruuska


Faith Leech

She finished her leg in 1 min 4.0 s, two seconds slower than the world record she set in the individual 100 m final, but with a 2.3 s lead over the United States' Sylvia Ruuska.

Joan Rosazza

She represented the United States as a 19-year-old at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, where she won a silver medal in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay with Sylvia Ruuska, Shelley Mann, and Nancy Simons.

Sandra Morgan

She finished her leg in 1 min 4.0 s, almost two seconds slower than her personal best, but enough for a 2.3 s over the United States' Sylvia Ruuska.



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