Amy Van Dyken
Amy Van Dyken is a retired Olympic swimming gold medalist. She is the first woman to win four gold medals. Since her retirement, Van Dyken has toured on a number of speaking engagements to groups as varied as schools and multi-national corporations, she has been a DJ on a sports radio show in Arizona, served as the side-line reporter for the Seattle Seahawks & Denver Broncos football teams. She became the first woman to win four gold medals at a single Olympic Games in 1996, and added two more medals in 2000 before retiring to pursue a career in broadcasting. The 2008 U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame inductee was recently involved in an ATV accident that severed her spinal cord in 2014. She continues to uphold the Olympic spirit and inspire others as she undergoes rehabilitation.
Amy Van Dyken is a retired Olympic swimming gold medalist. She is the first woman to win four gold medals. Since her retirement, Van Dyken has toured on a number of speaking engagements to groups as varied as schools and multi-national corporations, she has been a DJ on a sports radio show in Arizona, served as the side-line reporter for the Seattle Seahawks & Denver Broncos football teams. She became the first woman to win four gold medals at a single Olympic Games in 1996, and added two more medals in 2000 before retiring to pursue a career in broadcasting. The 2008 U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame inductee was recently involved in an ATV accident that severed her spinal cord in 2014. She continues to uphold the Olympic spirit and inspire others as she undergoes rehabilitation.
