Watson, Pokey (1950–)
Watson, Pokey (1950–)
American swimmer. Name variations: Lillian Watson; Debra Watson. Born Lillian Debra Watson, July 11, 1950, in Mineola, LI, NY; m. Allen Richardson (all-American swimmer), 1971; children: 3.
At Tokyo Olympics, age 14, won a gold medal in 4 × 100-meter freestyle relay (1964); won consecutive US national titles, 1st in the outdoor freestyle 100-meter event, then in the 200-meter event; at Mexico City Olympics, won a gold medal in the inaugural 200-meter backstroke (1968), with a time of 2:24.8 seconds.
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