Judy Melick swam for the Central Jersey Aquatic Club and competed at the 1972 Olympics just after her high school graduation. She then attended Rutgers University, where she started swimming with the men’s team, as they had no women’s team. In 1976 she was the initial recipient of the Rutgers Outstanding Senior Female Athlete (Headley-Singer) Award. In 1976 she captained the Rutgers’ women’s team, placing second in the 100 yard breaststroke at the AIAW meet. After college Melick attended Harvard Medical School and then became a practicing ophthalmologist in Philadelphia.
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