• Read Story about Gail Roper

Read Oral History entry honoring Gail Roper written by Gail Roper (5/7/2001)

Swimming Achievements for Gail Roper:

• Meet results for Gail Roper (174 swims)
• Top Ten achievements (877 individual, 11 relay)
• All American Honors (10 long distance, 35 pool individual, 2 pool relay swims)
• All-Star Honors (1 long distance, 10 pool honors)
• Current USMS Records (307 pool individual, 3 pool relay records)
• Participated in 1 Olympic Games: 1952

USMS Service & Recognition for Gail Roper:

• USMS Awards and Recognition Received:
  1990 David Yorzyk Memorial Award
  1997 USMS Athletes Inducted Into the International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF)
  2003 USMS Athletes Inducted into the International Masters Swimming Hall of Fame (IMSHOF)
• Oral History contribution (May 7, 2001) honoring Heather Buckendahl Baggett, Sylvia Bailey, Jim R Eubank, Winston W Kratz, June Krauser, Walter R Pfeiffer, Gail Roper, Richard K Smith, Paul Thompson
• Contributed 3 articles to USMS.org
• USMS.org article and video references:
  • Swimmer Inspires Medtronic Employees in Minnesota
  • Gail Roper, 1997 ISHOF Honor Masters Swimmer
  • Timothy Garton Enjoys Hard Work and Fun of Swimming
  • Marjorie's Story
  • Richard Smith Receives 2000 Ransom Arthur Award
  • Profiling Barbara Jensen Reeve Jackson
  • Swimming, My Life's Passion
  • Nan Bohl, in Her Own Words
  • Memories from Heather Baggett
• SWIMMER magazine contributions and references:
  • March-April 2006 Issue: Featured in "Brunelli Highlights Fast SW Zone Championships"
  • July-August 2005 Issue: Featured in "Records Fall at YMCA Nationals"
  • May-June 2005 Issue: Featured in "USMS Names All Americans and All-Stars for Pool Courses"
  • March-April 2005 Issue: Featured in "Butterfly's Emergence Challenged 1950's Swimmers"
  • March-April 2005 Issue: Featured in "Masters Record Roundup"

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