Roughly 70 years ago, Virginia 'Ginny' Smithers-Sanders first made waves as a middle-school swimmer. Now, the city of Somerville is naming the pool at the John F. Kennedy School in her honor.
Roughly 70 years ago, Virginia"Ginny" Smithers-Sanders first made waves as a middle-school swimmer. Now, the city of Somerville is naming the pool at the John F. Kennedy School in her honor.
Later in life, she became a repeat cancer survivor, married a Hall of Fame Celtic player, and served as a dean at Northeastern. She joins us to share her story.On the beginning of her swimming career: "So, I went to the pool and the lifeguards knew me. I told them, 'My mother said I have to swim.' And they said, 'There's only a 100-meter for 16-and-under boys left.' I said. 'Fine.' And I won it.""I'd never, ever competed against other people, ever. I've always competed against the clock.
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