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29 de abr. de 2024 · Born a twin daughter of an English mother and a Filipino father, Vicki Draves was obliged to use her mother’s maiden name, Taylor, to gain entry to the then racially conscious swimming clubs in the San Francisco area. She won the first of her four AAU titles in 1946 and at the 1948 Games she ...
Vicki Draves. Victoria Manalo Draves (née Manalo; December 31, 1924 – April 11, 2010) was a Filipino American competitive diver who won gold medals in both platform and springboard diving at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Draves became the first woman to be awarded gold medals for both the ten-meter platform and the three-meter springboard.
22 de may. de 2019 · “And Vicki Draves comes up and she hugs me, and she’s so happy. Everybody is crying, I’m crying." Draves and Lee would go their separate ways after making history at the 1948 Olympics.
Draves, Vicki; Costa, Margaret. “ An Olympian’s Oral History ” (LA 84 Foundation Dec. 1999). Francisco, Eric. “ Why Vicki Draves’ Story is So Powerful 72 Years Later ” (Inverse Aug. 3, 2020). Staff. “ Vicki Draves Overcame Segregation to Make a Name for Herself ” (U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum).
16 de oct. de 2015 · Vicki Manalo Draves flying high. But because the San Francisco-born daughter of Teofilo Manalo represented the United States in the 1948 Olympics, her name is virtually unknown in the Philippines.
Victoria Manalo Draves (1924-2010) Victoria Manalo Draves Park (16 Sherman Street, San Francisco) Born and raised in San Francisco, Victoria Manalo overcame racial prejudice. Her father was Filipino and her mother was English. Because of her ethnicity, some swimming clubs would not allow her to compete in swim meets. Then Vicki met Lyle Draves ...
McHugh left coaching and on Sava’s advice, Vickie crossed the bay to dive with Lyle Draves and his star pupil Zoe Ann Olsen at the Athens Club in Oakland. With a third diver, Glorida Wooden, Draves took his girls to the 1945 Indoor Nationals in Chicago and they placed 1, 2, 3 in the 3 meter springboard. Wartime duties, another Nob Hill meet ...
