Nadia Comaneci competed during the 1976 and 1980 ... as the first Black woman to win an individual Olympic medal in swimming when she set an Olympic and American record in the 100-meter freestyle ...

For a Russian variation, parents could also try the Slavic Nadia, perhaps best known as the name of Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci, the first athlete ... and invent the lightning rod, swim fins, and ...