Pat McCormick, who became the first diver to sweep the 3-meter and 10-meter events at consecutive Olympics, has died. She was 92.
She died Tuesday of natural causes at an assisted living facility in Santa Ana, her son, Tim, said Friday.
McCormick's daughter, Kelly Robertson, competed on the same Olympic teams as Louganis. She won a silver medal on springboard in 1984 and a bronze in the same event in 1988. Pat McCormick stands in front of artwork of herself at the Olympic Hall of Fame in New York, Dec. 13, 1985. McCormick died Tuesday, March 7, 2023, in Santa Ana, at age 92."She was good at everything she did," Kelly Robertson said. "She wasn't afraid of anything. She was super tough."
After her Olympic career ended, McCormick did diving tours and modeled for Catalina swimwear. She appeared on the game shows "To Tell the Truth" and "You Bet Your Life" in the 1950s.
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