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Lillian Debra Watson (born July 11 1950) commonly known by her family nickname Pokey is an American former competition swimmer two-time Olympic champion and former world record-holder in three events.As a 14-year-old she represented the United States at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo Japan. Watson won a gold medal as a member of the first-place U.S. team in the women’s 4×100-meter freestyle relay. She also swam the backstroke leg for the gold medal-winning U.S.