Monica Vaughan
British Paralympic swimmer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Monica Vaughan (15 April 1952) is a retired British athlete and multiple gold medal-winning paralympic swimmer. She was Britain's most successful Paralympian at the 1976 Games in Toronto, winning five gold medals in swimming and a silver medal as the only woman in the British volleyball team.[3][4] She returned for the 1980 Games in Arhnem, winning a further four gold medals and a silver.[2]
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Born | (1952-04-15) 15 April 1952 (age 72) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic swimming, volleyball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vaughan had a leg amputated at the age of four and as a teenager she competed against able-bodied athletes for her swimming club, Portsmouth Northsea SC. She worked as a podiatrist before retiring.[3]