Iris Cummings Critchell was a highly competitive person, and she used that competitive drive to succeed as a swimmer and, later, as a World War II fighter pilot.
At age 15, Critchell won the American national 200-meter breaststroke championship in 1936Read more https://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4112471/olympian-served-in-world-war-ii-as-a-fighter-pilot/