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Vicki Manalo Draves

Born: Dec. 31, 1924
Diver

Filipina-American athlete who in 1948 as a member of the U.S. team became the first woman in olympic history to win gold medals in both platform diving and springboard diving; inducted into Int'l Swimming Hall of Fame in 1969.


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