Amy Van Dyken
q Amy Van Dyken was born in Englewood, Colorado, in 1973. She was a
sick child. The doctors told her parents that Amy had asthma. People with
asthma sometimes can’t breathe. Amy went to the hospital many times when
she was young. She couldn’t do the things other children could do. Then she
started to swim and liked it. When she swam, she could be like all the other
children. In the beginning, she was slow. When there was a race, she was
always the last. It was very hard for her, but she swam faster and faster.
When she was 13, she started to win races.
w Amy graduated from high school in 1991. She was a good swimmer, so
many colleges wanted to give her swimming scholarships. She decided to go
to the University of Arizona. Two years later, she changed and went to
Colorado State University.
e In 1994, Amy was College Swimmer of the Year. In the fall of 1994, Amy
decided to leave college early. She wanted to train for the 1996 Olympics full
time. She swam five to six hours a day. During this time, Amy continued her
asthma medicine. With all her training, she can still take in only 60% as much
air as people without asthma.
r When the Olympics arrived in 1996, Amy was ready. She entered five
events. She did not do well in the first event. But then she won one gold
medal after another. She won four gold medals! She was the first American
woman to win four gold medals in one Olympics.
Notes
[1] race = a game or contest to see who can go the fastest [2] scholarship = money given to a
student to pay for his or her studies [3] train = prepare for an event or test [4] event = one
race or game in a group of races or games medal = a round piece of metal, like a big coin, that
you get when you win something
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t In 1998, Amy injured her shoulder when she was training. She won one
race in 1999, but injured her shoulder again. In 2000, Amy entered the
Olympics again. She had a bad shoulder, so she did not do as well as in the
1996 Olympics. This time she won two gold medals.
y Amy knows sign language for the deaf (hearing impaired) and plans to
work with deaf children. She tells children with asthma to do what they want
to do and not to let asthma stop them from doing anything.
Amy Van Dyken
q Amy Van Dyken was born in Englewood, Colorado, in 1973. She was a
sick child. The doctors told her parents that Amy had asthma. People with
asthma sometimes can’t breathe. Amy went to the hospital many times when
she was young. She couldn’t do the things other children could do. Then she
started to swim and liked it. When she swam, she could be like all the other
children. In the beginning, she was slow. When there was a race, she was
always the last. It was very hard for her, but she swam faster and faster.
When she was 13, she started to win races.
w Amy graduated from high school in 1991. She was a good swimmer, so
many colleges wanted to give her swimming scholarships. She decided to go
to the University of Arizona. Two years later, she changed and went to
Colorado State University.
e In 1994, Amy was College Swimmer of the Year. In the fall of 1994, Amy
decided to leave college early. She wanted to train for the 1996 Olympics full
time. She swam five to six hours a day. During this time, Amy continued her
asthma medicine. With all her training, she can still take in only 60% as much
air as people without asthma.
r When the Olympics arrived in 1996, Amy was ready. She entered five
events. She did not do well in the first event. But then she won one gold
medal after another. She won four gold medals! She was the first American
woman to win four gold medals in one Olympics.
Notes
[1] race = a game or contest to see who can go the fastest [2] scholarship = money given to a
student to pay for his or her studies [3] train = prepare for an event or test [4] event = one
race or game in a group of races or games medal = a round piece of metal, like a big coin, that
you get when you win something
5
10
15
20Amy Van Dyken 101
t In 1998, Amy injured her shoulder when she was training. She won one
race in 1999, but injured her shoulder again. In 2000, Amy entered the
Olympics again. She had a bad shoulder, so she did not do as well as in the
1996 Olympics. This time she won two gold medals.
y Amy knows sign language for the deaf (hearing impaired) and plans to
work with deaf children. She tells children with asthma to do what they want
to do and not to let asthma stop them from doing anything.
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