Ramenofsky
set the World record for the 400-Meter Freestyle three
times in
1964, including the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials, lowering
the mark to 4:39.5. She also set the American record in
the 220-Yard Freestyle
that year, 2:17.3. The
American swimmer won a silver medal
in the 400-Meter Freestyle at the 1964
Olympic Games.
The 1961 Maccabiah Games were
Ramenofsky’s introduction to international
competition, winning a gold
medal in the 400-Meter Freestyle Relay
and a bronze in the 400-Meter Freestyle.
She returned to Israel for the 1965 Maccabiah
and won gold medals in both the
220-Meter and 400-Meter Freestyles.
Ramenofsky was named to
the 1962,
1963, and 1964 All-America Women’s
Amateur Athletic Union Swimming
Teams. |