Marilyn Ramenofsky

Marilyn Ramenofsky (born August 20, 1946) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder in the 400-meter swim.[8][9] Later, she swam for the Arizona Desert Rats, an exceptional AAU Swim team that was coached by Nancy Schlueter and her husband Walt.[10] Marilyn noted in interviews that "her rapid rise to the international spotlight was largely due to her training...with legendary swim coach Walter Schlueter", and that "suddenly my times were dropping and I was shooting to beat the people on top.Marilyn's 4:44.6 broke the existing Olympic record of 4:47.7, but she was edged out, finishing only a second behind American teammate Ginny Duenkel who had a time of 4:43.3.[19] Marilyn was later involved in coaching for numerous teams at the high school and college level, even helping to lead the University of Texas to the state championships in 1971 while she was completing her master's degree in Austin.[23] Ramenofsky received her bachelor's degree in 1969 in Botany and Biology from Pomona College, then completed her Masters of Science in 1972 in Zoology from the University of Texas at Austin.