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Who was the youngest female swimmer to win olympic gold in the 100 meter freestyle?
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Sandy Neilson of the United States who was 16 years, 162 days old when she won gold in women's 100 meter freestyle at the 1972 Games in Munich.
Next comes Carrie Steinseifer of the United States who was 16 years, 168 days old when she won gold at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles and then comes Katalin Szőke of Hungary who was 16 years, 346 days old when she won gold at the 1952 Games in Helsinki.
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