Delee Perry ~ (d?-le?)
Spent 12 years of her life in competition swimming and four of those years, she had her sights set on the Olympic Games. As luck would have it, she came down with mononucleosis in the spring of 1968 and was forced to miss her opportunity to compete on the team. What she learned from the years of competitive swimming followed Delee for the rest of her life.
"Swimming gives you much more than just a sport that will last a lifetime. It gives you confidence, coordination, and self-esteem to know that you can conform in an environment that is different from everyday life." stated Ms. Perry when ask how she felt swimming helped her during her life. "It gives me tremendous pleasure when a young man or woman comes up to me, calls me by name and tells me I taught them to swim when they were children."
"Thank you so much for allowing us to teach your children each summer."
