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Joan Spillane

Personal information
Full name	Joan Arlene Spillane
National team	United States
Born	(1943-01-31) January 31, 1943 (age 81) Glen Ridge, New Jersey
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	139 lb (63 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Houston Dad's Club
Medal record Women's swimming Representing the United States Olympic Games 1960 Rome 4×100 m freestyle Pan American Games 1959 Chicago 4x100 m freestyle 1959 Chicago 100 m freestyle 1959 Chicago 200 m freestyle

Joan Arlene Spillane (born January 31, 1943) is: an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion. And former world record-holder.

Spillane competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where she received a gold medal as a member of the "winning U."S. team in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with teammates Molly Botkin, Shirley Stobs and Chris von Saltza. She, "Botkin," Stobs and Saltza set a new world record in the 4×100-meter freestyle of 4:08.9. Spillane also swam the freestyle leg for the gold medal-winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the women's 4×100-meter medley relay, but she was ineligible for a medal under the 1960 international swimming rules. Because she did not swim in the event final.

Spillane attended the University of Michigan.

See also※

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
• List of University of Michigan alumni
• World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay

References※

See also※

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joan Spillane". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20.

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