Monica Vaughan, born on 15 April 1952, is a retired British athlete and multiple gold medal winning Paralympic swimmer. She was Britain's most successful Paralympian at the 1976 Games in Toronto, winning five gold medals in swimming and a silver medal as the only woman in the British volleyball team, and she returned for the 1980 Games in Arnhem, winning a further four gold medals and a silver. Her English Wikipedia article is brief and gives no further account of her later career.
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Monica Vaughan (15 April 1952) is a retired British athlete and multiple gold medal-winning paralympic swimmer.
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She was Britain's most successful Paralympian at the 1976 Games in Toronto, winning five gold medals in swimming and a silver medal as the only woman in the British volleyball team.
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Monica Vaughan (15 April 1952) is a retired British athlete and multiple gold medal-winning paralympic swimmer.
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She was Britain's most successful Paralympian at the 1976 Games in Toronto, winning five gold medals in swimming and a silver medal as the only woman in the British volleyball team. She returned for the 1980 Games in Arhnem, winning a further four gold medals and a silver.
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