Amy Van Dyken was born in Englewood, Colorado, in 1973. She was a sick child. The doctors told her parents that Amy had asthma. People with asthma sometimes can not breathe. She went to the hospital many times when she was young. She could not do the things other children could do. Then she started to swim and liked it. When she swam, she could be like all the other children. In the beginning, she was slow. When there was a race, she was always the last. It was very hard for her, but she swam faster and faster. She was 13 when, She Started to Win Races. Amy Van Dyken graduated from High school in 1991. She was a good swimmer, so many Colleges Wanted to give Her Swimming scholarships. She went to Colorado State University. In 1 994, College Swimmer of the Year was Amy. In the fall of 1994, Amy decided to leave college early. She wanted to train for the 1996 Olympics full time. She swam five to six hours a day. During this time, Amy continued her asthma medicine. Training all with Her, She Can still take in only 60% as much as people Without Air asthma. When the Olympics arrived in 1 996, Amy was Ready. She entered five events. She won four gold medals. She was the First American Woman to Win Four Gold medals in one Olympics. In the 1,998th, Amy Injured Shoulder Her when She was Training. She won one race in 1999, but injured her shoulder again. In 2000, Amy entered the Olympic again. She had a bad shoulder so she did not do as well as in the 1996 Olympics. She Won Two Gold medals this time. Amy knows Sign language for the Deaf and plans to Work with Deaf children. She tells children with asthma to do what they want to do and not to let asthma stop them from doing anything.
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