Delia Meulenkamp
Meulenkamp on left with mother Maria in 1952 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Deliana Meulenkamp |
| Nickname | "Delia" |
| National team | United States |
| Born | July 3, 1933 Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | March 13, 2013 (aged 79) San Francisco, California |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) (At 16, Sept, 1949) |
| Spouse | Jack Dooling (m. 1961) |
| Children | 2 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | breaststroke Freestyle |
| Club | Crystal Plunge Swim Club San Francisco |
| Coach | Charlie Sava (Crystal Plunge) |
Deliana Meulenkamp (July 3, 1933 in Rotterdam, Netherlands – March 13, 2013 in San Francisco, California), also known by her married name Delia Dooling, after April 1961, was a Dutch-born American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, placing twelfth in the 400-meter freestyle. After retiring from swimming around 1953, she would marry in April 1961, raise two children, work for California-based Pacific Southwest Airlines, and serve as the athletic director of San Francisco's Metropolitan Club.