April, 2015 - Fanny Blankers-Koen - Cel-Ray Spring Tonic

*NOTE* March LUPEC was skipped due to inability to meet a quorum.  

Fanny Blankers-Koen

Born in Amsterdam in 1918, Fanny spent much of her childhood swimming, skating, running, and playing tennis.  At the age of 14 and at the request of her father, Blanker-Koen began focusing on track and field.

Her Olympic debut occurred at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, where she placed fifth for the 100-meter relay, and sixth for teh high jump.  Although the 1940 and 1944 Olympics were canceled because of World War II, Blankers-Koen continued to compete in various Dutch track meets, where she set multiple world records.  By the 1948 Olympics, she held the world record for the hurdle, long jump, high jump, and 100-meter race.  At the 1948 London Olympics, she became the first woman to win four gold medals at a single Olympics.

Over her 20-year career, Blankers-Koen set 20 world records in seven different events.  She was inducted into the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame in 1980.

The Drink:

Cel-Ray Spring Tonic

3 oz vodka
large sprig celery leaves
6 slices of cucumber
2 slices of lime
3/4 oz fresh lime juice
ginger ale

*makes 2 drinks

Drinkability: 5
Drunkability:  2
Taxic Diversity:  3
Accessibility:  4
Priority for Conservation: 5+

Comments:  Drinks like water - all gone!  "This is the best cucumber water we've ever had"

From "Women Track Stars" hosted by Montana Prairie Fire