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Who was the youngest American female swimmer to win an olympic gold medal?
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Lillian 'Pokey' Watson.
Watson won gold in 4x100 meter freestyle relay in the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo at the age of 14 years, 96 days.
Carolyn Wood was 14 years, 270 days old when she won gold in 4x100 meter freestyle relay at the 1960 Summer Games in Rome.
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